List of prehistoric mammals


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

Image:Adelobasileus cromptoni.jpg|thumb|Adelobasileus

Order †[Dinnetheria]

Order †[Sinoconodontiformes]

Order †[Morganucodonta]

Image:Megazostrodon.jpg|thumb|Megazostrodon

Order †[Docodonta]

to Late Jurassic

Order †[Kuehneotheria]

Order †[Eutriconodonta]

Image:Jeholodens BW.jpg|thumb|Jeholodens
Image:GobiconodonDB15.jpg|thumb|Gobiconodon
Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

[Symmetrodonta] incertae sedis

Basal [Cladotheria]

Basal [Zatheria]

Subclass [Yinotheria]

Order †[Shuotherida]

Order †[Ausktribosphenida]

Order †[Henosferida]

Order [Monotremata]

Image:Steropodon BW.jpg|thumb|Steropodon
Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass [Allotheria]

Order †[Haramiyida]

Order †[Multituberculata]

Eocene

Subclass [Theria]

Basal Theria

Infraclass †[Pantotheria]

Order †[Spalacotheriida]

Order †[Meridiolestida]

Order †[Dryolestida]

Order †[Amphitheriida]

Order †[Peramurida]

Order †[Aegialodontia]

Order †[Pappotherida]

Infraclass [Metatheria]

–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]

Image:Ekaltadeta ima.jpg|thumb|Ekaltadeta
Image:Necrolestes patagonensis.jpg|thumb|Necrolestes
Image:Palorchestes BW.jpg|thumb|right|Palorchestes

Order †[Polydolopimorphia]

Order †[Yalkaparidontia]

Order [Notoryctemorphia]

Order [Dasyuromorphia]

Order [Peramelemorphia]

Order [Microbiotheria]

Order [Diprotodontia]

Image:Diprotodon.jpg|thumb|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]

–Recent

Order [Sirenia]

–Recent

Order †[Embrithopoda]

-Oligocene

Order †[Desmostylia]

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Order [Proboscidea]

Holocene

Order †[Leptictida]

Image:Leptictidium auderiense skeleton.JPG|thumb|Leptictidium

Order †[Cimolesta]

Order [Eulipotyphla]

–Recent

Order [Dermoptera]

–Recent

Order [Chiroptera]

–Recent

Order [Scandentia]

Order †[Plesiadapiformes]

Order †[Anagalida]

Order [Lagomorpha]

–Recent

Order [Rodentia]

–Recent
[Image:Giant-beaver-fieldmuseum.jpg|thumb| Giant beaver]

Order †[Condylarthra]

Image:Arctocyon DB.jpg|thumb|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]

Pleistocene

Order †[Notoungulata]

Image:Toxodon skeleton in BA.JPG|thumb|Toxodon
PaleocenePleistocene
Suborder Notioprogonia

Order †[Astrapotheria]

Miocene

Order †[Xenungulata]

Order †[Pyrotheria]

Oligocene

Order †[Dinocerata]

Eocene

Order †[Arctostylopida]

Order †[Creodonta]

–Late Miocene

Order [Carnivora]

–Recent
  • Genus †Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994
    Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)
Image:Ekorus and Viverra.jpg|thumb|Ekorus
Image:Acrophoca BW.jpg|thumb|Acrophoca
Image:Canis dirus.jpg|thumb|Dire wolf
Image:Amphicyon ingens.JPG|thumb|Amphicyon
to be sorted

Superoder Xenarthra (Edentata)

–Recent
Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 Image:Glyptodon-1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Glyptodon
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Order Pholidota

–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea

–Recent
Parvorder Archaeoceti
to be sorted

Order Perissodactyla

–Recent
Suborder Hippomorpha

Order Artiodactyla

–Recent
Suborder Suina
Image:Large scott oxydactylus.jpg|thumb|right| Oxydactylus