Macrocranion

Macrocranion tupaiodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erinaceoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Eulipotyphla
Subordo: Erinaceota
Superfamilia: Erinaceoidea

Familia: †Amphilemuridae
Genus: †Macrocranion
Species (10): †M. huerzeleri – †M. germonpreae – †M. junnei – †M. nitens – †M. robinsoni – †M. storchi – †M. sudrei – †M. tenerum – †M. tupaiodon – †M. vandebroeki

Name

Macrocranion Weitzel, 1949

  • Type species: Macrocranion tupaiodon Weitzel, 1949

Synonyms

  • Aculeodens Weitzel, 1949
  • Dormaalius Quinet, 1964

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Smith, Thierry and Smith, Richard (1995): Le genre Dormaalius Quinet, 1964 de l'Éocene inférieur de Belgique, synonyme du genre Macrocranion Weitzel, 1949 (Mammalia, Lipotyphla). Imprimerie du Ministère des Affaires Economiques, 7(274): 1–20. ISSN 0378-0902.
  • Smith, T., Bloch, J. I., Strait, S. G., & Gingerich, P. D. (2002): New species of Macrocranion (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) from the earliest Eocene of North America and its biogeographic implications. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 30(14): 373–384.
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