Paramomyoidea

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Paramomyoidea hija superfamilja 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 is-superfamilja qegħda kklassifikata fil-klassi Mammalia, fis-sottoklassi Theria, fl-infraklassi Eutheria (il-plaċentati), fis-superordni Euarchontoglires u fl-ordni Plesiadapiformes ma' 2 superfamilji oħra, li huma Carpolestoidea u Plesiadapoidea.

Is-superfamilja Paramomyoidea hija l-akbar superfamilja tal-ordni Plesiadapiformes kemm fin-numru ta' ġeneri kif ukoll fin-numru ta' speċi. Din tikkonsisti minn 5 familji (Paromomyidae, Picromomyidae, Palaechthonidae, Picrodontidae u Microsyopidae), 7 sottofamilji (Paromomyinae, Phenacolemurinae, Plesiolestinae, Palaechthoninae, Toliapininae, Uintasoricinae u Microsyopinae), 4 tribujiet (Simpsonlemurini, Phenacolemurini, Navajoviini u Uintasoricini), 32 ġeneri (Paromomys, Simpsonlemur, Elwynella, Arcius, Dillerlemur, Ignacius, Phenacolemur, Pulverflemun, Alveojunctus, Picromomys, Plesiolestes, Torrejonia, Anasazia, Palaechthon, Palenochtha, Premnoides, Draconodus, Picrodus, Zanycteris, Altiatlasius, Avenius, Berruvius, Sarnacius, Seia, Toliapina, Navajovius, Uintasorex, Niptomomys, Arctodontomys, Craseops, Megadelphus u Microsyops) u bosta speċi kollha estinti.

(għal aktar informazzjoni ara l-artiklu Plesiadapiformes)

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[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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