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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.

Mammaliaformes

Adelobasileus

Order Haramiyida

Order Morganucodontia

Megazostrodon

Order Docodonta

Middle to Late Jurassic

Subclass uncertain

Order Gondwanatheria

Subclass Prototheria

Infraclass Yinotheria

Order Monotremata

Steropodon

Middle Cretaceous–Recent

Subclass Allotheria

Order Multituberculata

Late Jurassic–Eocene

Suborder "Plagiaulacida"

Suborder Cimolodonta

to be sorted

Order Triconodonta

Jeholodens
Gobiconodon

Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous

Subclass Theria

Infraclass Pantotheria

Order Symmetrodonta

Late Triassic–Late Cretaceous

Order Pantotheria (Eupantotheria)

Late Triassic–Late Jurassic

Order Dryolestida

Infraclass Metatheria

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Order Alphadontia

Order Dasyuromorphia

Order Deltatheroidea

Order Peramelemorphia

Order Diprotodontia

Diprotodon
Suborder Vombatiformes
Suborder Phalangeriformes
Suborder Macropodiformes

Order Paucituberculata

Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes

to be sorted

Simosthenurus,

Infraclass Eutheria

Order Leptictida

Leptictidium

Order Apatotheria

Order Pantolesta

Order Insectivora

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Suborder Erinaceomorpha
Suborder Soricomorpha

Order Macroscelidea

Order Dermoptera

Paleocene–Recent

Order Chiroptera

Eocene–Recent

Order Scandentia

Order Plesiadapiformes

Order Primates

List of fossil primates

Order Anagalida

Order Lagomorpha

Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia

Paleocene–Recent

Giant Beaver

to be sorted

Order Cimolesta

Order Condylarthra

Arctocyon

Paleocene–Eocene

Order Mesonychia

Order Litopterna

Paleocene–Pleistocene

Order Notoungulata

Toxodon

Paleocene–Pleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia
Suborder Toxodontia
Suborder Typotheria
Suborder Hegetotheria

Order Astrapotheria

Eocene–Miocene

Order Xenungulata

Paleogene

Order Pyrotheria

Eocene–Oligocene

Order Dinocerata

Eocene–Eocene

Order Arctostylopida

Order Embrithopoda

Eocene-Oligocene

Order Creodonta

Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora

Paleocene–Recent

Suborder Caniformia (Dog-like carnivores)
Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire Wolf
Amphicyon
Suborder Aeluroidea (Cat-like carnivores)
Saber-toothed cat
American Lion
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata)

Paleocene–Recent

Suborder Vermilingua
Suborder Tardigrada
Eremotherium
Suborder Cingulata
Glyptodon

to be sorted

Order Pholidota

Eocene–Recent

Order Tubulidentata

Eocene?–Recent

Order Bibymalagasia

?-1000 AD

Order Proboscidea

Woolly Mammoth
Columbian Mammoth

Eocene–Recent

See also:

Order Hyracoidea

Oligocene–Recent

Order Desmostylia

Desmostylus

Miocene–Pliocene

Order Sirenia

Eocene–Recent

to be sorted

Order Cetacea

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Archaeoceti
Suborder Mysticeti

to be sorted

Suborder Odontoceti

Order Perissodactyla

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Hippomorpha
Suborder Ceratomorpha

Order Artiodactyla

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Suina
Suborder Tylopoda
Oxydactylus
Suborder Ruminantia

Unsorted

References

  • Cox, Barry; Savage, R.J.G.; Gardiner, Brian; Dixon, Dougal (1988). Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. Macmillan London Limited. ISBN 0-333-48699-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • "Ordinal Classification of Mammals". Retrieved November 7, 2005.
  • "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive". Retrieved November 7, 2005.
  • "Paleocene mammals of the world". Retrieved November 7, 2005.
  • Mammals at Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
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