Carpolestidae

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Carpolestidae hija familja ta' mammiferi plaċentati estinti, eżattament uħud mill-mammiferi li huma l-aktar relatati fil-qrib mal-primati il-familja tax-xadini, jekk mhux saħansitra, l-prekursuri tagħhom.

Din il-familja qegħda kklassifikata fil-klassi Mammalia, fis-sottoklassi Theria, fl-infraklassi Eutheria (il-plaċentati), fis-superordni Euarchontoglires, fl-ordni Plesiadapiformes, fis-superfamilja Carpolestoidea bħala l-unika familja.

Il-familja Carpolestidae hija tikkonsisti minn 2 sottofamilji (Carpolestinae u Parvocristinae), 6 ġeneri (Parvocristes, Carpocristes, Carpodaptes, Carpolestes, Carpomegodon u Elphidotarsius) u bosta speċi kollha estinti.

(għal aktar informazzjoni ara l-artiklu Plesiadapiformes)

[editja] Lista ta' l-ispeċi fil-familja Carpolestidae

  • Familja Carpolestidae
    • Sottofamilja Parvocristinae
      • Ġeneru Parvocristes (Hussain & Thewissen & Williams,2001)
        • Parvocristes oligocollis (Hussain & Thewissen & Williams,2001)
    • Sottofamilja Carpolestinae
      • Ġeneru Carpocristes (Beard & Wang,1995)
        • Carpocristes cygneus (Russell,1967)
        • Carpocristes hobackensis (Dorr,1952)
        • Carpocristes oriens (Beard & Wang,1995)
        • Carpocristes stonleyi (Fox,2002)
      • Ġeneru Carpodaptes (Granger & Matthew,1921)
        • Carpodaptes aulacodon (Granger & Matthew,1921)
        • Carpodaptes cygneus (Russell,1967)
        • Carpodaptes hazelae (Simpson,1936)
      • Ġeneru Carpolestes (Simpson,1928)
        • Carpolestes dubius (Jepsen,1930)
        • Carpolestes nigridens (Simpson,1928)
        • Carpolestes simpsoni (Bloch & Gingerich,1998)
      • Ġeneru Carpomegodon (Bloch & Fisher & Gingerich & Rose,2001)
        • Carpomegodon jepseni (Rose,1975)
      • Ġeneru Elphidotarsius (Gidley.1923)
        • Elphidotarsius florencae (Gidley,1923)
        • Elphidotarsius russelli (Krause,1978)
        • Elphidotarsius shotgunensis (Gazin,1971)
        • Elphidotarsius wightoni (Fox,1984)

[editja] Referenzi

  • Tassonomija tal-Mammiferi.
  • Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698.
  • Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648. in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution. W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. &McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level. Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631
  • Scott, C. S. & Fox, R. C., 2005: Windows on the evolution of Picrodus (Plesiadapiformes: Primates): morphology and relationships of a species complex from the Paleocene of Alberta.–Journal of Paleontology: Vol. 79, #4, pp. 635-657

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