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IRMNG name detailsPantolesta †
11286 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11286)
McKenna, 1975
unaccepted (currently accepted as suborder)
Order
terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia, May 2022: Pantolestidae is an extinct family of semi-aquatic, placental eutherian mammals that took part in...
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia, May 2022: Pantolestidae is an extinct family of semi-aquatic, placental eutherian mammals that took part in the first placental evolutionary radiation together with other early mammals such as the leptictids. Forming the core of the equally extinct suborder Pantolesta, the pantolestids evolved as a series of increasingly otter-like forms, ranging from the Middle Paleocene (60 mya) Bessoecetor to the Late Eocene (Ergilian) (50-33 mya) Gobiopithecus and Kiinkerishella. They first appear in North America, whence they spread to Europe. In 2015, phylogenetic analyses suggested that they are more closely related to the pangolins.[Halliday, Thomas J. D.; Upchurch, Paul; Goswami, Anjali (2015). "Resolving the relationships of Paleocene placental mammals" (PDF). Biological Reviews. 92 (1): 521–550] [details]
IRMNG (2022). Pantolesta †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11286 on 2024-06-15
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taxonomy source
McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details]
name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. note: as suborder [details] extant flag source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details] From other sources
Taxonomic remark From Wikipedia, May 2022: Pantolestidae is an extinct family of semi-aquatic, placental eutherian mammals that took part in the first placental evolutionary radiation together with other early mammals such as the leptictids. Forming the core of the equally extinct suborder Pantolesta, the pantolestids evolved as a series of increasingly otter-like forms, ranging from the Middle Paleocene (60 mya) Bessoecetor to the Late Eocene (Ergilian) (50-33 mya) Gobiopithecus and Kiinkerishella. They first appear in North America, whence they spread to Europe. In 2015, phylogenetic analyses suggested that they are more closely related to the pangolins.[Halliday, Thomas J. D.; Upchurch, Paul; Goswami, Anjali (2015). "Resolving the relationships of Paleocene placental mammals" (PDF). Biological Reviews. 92 (1): 521–550] [details]
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