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Further information: Evolution of mammals and prehistory
Cast skeleton of Palaeotherium from the National Museum of Natural History, France

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 †Dinnetheria

Order †Siconodontiformes

Order †Morganucodonta

Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria

Order †Eutriconodonta

Jeholodens
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis

Basal Cladotheria

Basal Zatheria

Subclass Yinotheria

Order †Shuotherida

Order †Ausktribosphenida

Order †Henosferida

Order Monotremata

Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria

Order †Haramiyida

Order †Multituberculata

Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria

Basal Theria

Infraclass †Pantotheria

Order †Spalacotheriida

Order †Meridiolestida

Order †Dryolestida

Order †Amphitheriida

Order †Peramurida

Order †Aegialodontia

Order †Pappotherida

Infraclass Metatheria

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis

Basal Metatheria

Ameridelphia incertae sedis

Order †Protodelphia

Order †Deltatheroida

Order †Asiadelphia

Order †Alphadontia

Order †Simpsonitheria

Order †Peradectia

Order †Sparassodonta

Order Didelphimorphia

Order Paucituberculata

Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes

Order †Polydolopimorphia

Order †Yalkaparidontia

Order Notoryctemorphia

Order Dasyuromorphia

Order Peramelemorphia

Order Microbiotheria

Order Diprotodontia

Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria

Basal Eutheria

Eutheria incertae sedis

Basal Ungulatomorpha

Order †Asioryctitheria

Order †Didelphodonta

Order †Ptolemaiida

Order †Bibymalagasia

Order Tubulidentata

Order Macroscelidea

Order Afrosoricida

Order Hyracoidea

Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia

Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda

Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia

Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus

Order Proboscidea

Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida

Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta

Order Eulipotyphla

Late Cretaceous–Recent

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

Order †Condylarthra

Arctocyon

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

Order †Mesonychia

Order †Litopterna

PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata

Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia
Suborder Toxodontia
Suborder Typotheria
Suborder Hegetotheria

Order †Astrapotheria

EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata

Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria

EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata

EoceneEocene

Order †Arctostylopida

Order †Creodonta

Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora

Paleocene–Recent

Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire wolf
Amphicyon
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)
Smilodon populator
American lion
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Superoder Xenarthra (Edentata)

Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902

Glyptodon
Eremotherium

Order Pholidota

Eocene–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea

Eocene–Recent

Parvorder 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

See also

References

  1. Mikko's Phylogeny Archive 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.
Extant mammal orders
Yinotheria
Australosphenida
Theria
Metatheria
(Marsupial inclusive)
Ameridelphia
Australidelphia
Eutheria
(Placental inclusive)
Atlantogenata
Xenarthra
Afrotheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Euarchontoglires
Lists of mammal species
Monotremes
and marsupials
Diprotodonts
(kangaroos and possums)
Placental mammals
Artiodactyls
(even-toed ungulates)
Carnivorans
(carnivores)
Chiropterans
(bats)
Eulipotyphlans
(moles and shrews)
Lagomorphs
(rabbits and pikas)
Primates
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