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List of prehistoric mammals

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This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.[1][2]

Mammaliaformes

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Adelobasileus

Order †Dinnetheria

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Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta

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Middle to Late Jurassic

Jeholodens
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis

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Basal Zatheria

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Subclass Yinotheria

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Order †Shuotherida

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Order †Henosferida

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Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria

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Order †Haramiyida

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Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria

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Basal Theria

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Infraclass †Pantotheria

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Order †Dryolestida

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Order †Peramurida

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Order †Pappotherida

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Infraclass Metatheria

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Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis

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Basal Metatheria

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Ameridelphia incertae sedis

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Order †Protodelphia

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Order †Asiadelphia

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Order †Alphadontia

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Order †Peradectia

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Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes
Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria

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Basal Eutheria

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Eutheria incertae sedis

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Order †Ptolemaiida

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Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia

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Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda

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Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia

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Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus
Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida

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Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta

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Late Cretaceous–Recent

Paleocene–Recent

Eocene–Recent

Order Primates

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List of fossil primates

Order †Anagalida

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Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia

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Paleocene–Recent

Giant beaver

Order †Condylarthra

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Arctocyon

Note: The "condylarths" are considered paraphyletic, i.e. a grouping of early ungulate-like mammals not necessarily closely related.
PaleoceneEocene

Order †Mesonychia

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Order †Litopterna

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PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata

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Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia
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Suborder Toxodontia
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Suborder Typotheria
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Suborder Hegetotheria
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EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata

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Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria

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EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata

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EoceneEocene

Order †Creodonta

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Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon

Paleocene–Recent

  • Genus †Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
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Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire wolf
Amphicyon
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)
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Smilodon populator
American lion
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata)

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Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis]

Glyptodon
Eremotherium

Order Pholidota

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Eocene–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea

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Eocene–Recent

Parvorder Archaeoceti

Suborder Mysticeti
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to be sorted

Suborder Odontoceti
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Order Perissodactyla

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Eocene–Recent

Suborder Hippomorpha
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Suborder Ceratomorpha
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Order Artiodactyla

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Eocene–Recent

Suborder Suina
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Suborder Tylopoda
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Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive [1] Haaramo, Mikko (2007). "Mammaliaformes – mammals and near-mammals". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Paleofile.com (net, info) "Paleofile.com". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2015-12-30.. "Taxonomic lists- Mammals". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bukhsianidze, Maia; Vekua, Abesalom (2006-11-15). "Capra dalii nov. sp. (Caprinae, Bovidae, Mammalia) at the limit of Plio-Pleistocene from Dmanisi (Georgia)". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg: 159–171 – via ResearchGate.