Amphilemuridae

The Amphilemuridae are a family of extinct mammals belonging to the order Eulipotyphla, from the Eocene of Europe and North America.

Description

Amphilemurids were generally small in size and may have resembled moonrats in life. Some species had spines like those of hedgehogs, while others were almost free of spines or had bristly coats. Most species are known only from teeth.

Classification

The family Amphilemuridae was first described in 1953 by Hill, and was included in the order Insectivora, which later proved to be polyphyletic. Currently the amphilemurids are considered basal members of the order Eulipotyphla, although Hooker and Russell (2012) considered them to belong to the order Macroscelidea.

Taxonomy

Family †Amphilemuridae <small>Hill, 1953</small>

• Subfamily †Placentidentinae <small>D. E. Russell et al., 1973</small>
• †Placentidens <small>Russell & Savage 1973</small>
• †Placentidens lotus <small>Russell & Savage 1973</small>
• Subfamily †Amphilemurinae <small>Hill, 1953</small>
• †Macrocranion <small>Weitzel, 1949</small>
• †Macrocranion junnei <small>Smith, Bloch, Strait & Gingerich, 2002</small>
• †Macrocranion nitens <small>Matthew, 1918</small>
• †Macrocranion robinsoni <small>Krishtalka & Setoguchi, 1977</small>
• †Macrocranion vandebroeki<small>Quinet, 1964</small>
• †Macrocranion germonpreae <small>Smith, 1997</small>
• †Macrocranion tenerum <small>Tobien, 1962</small>
• †Macrocranion tupaiodon <small>Weitzel, 1949</small>
• †Macrocranion huerzeleri <small>Maitre, Escarguel & Sigé, 2006</small>
• †Macrocranion storchi <small>Maitre, Escarguel & Sigé, 2006</small>
• †Macrocranion sudrei <small>Maitre, Escarguel & Sigé, 2006</small>
• †Amphilemur <small>Heller 1935</small>
• †Amphilemur eocaenicus <small>Heller, 1935</small>
• †Amphilemur peyeri <small>Hürzeler, 1946</small>
• †Amphilemur oltinus <small>Maitre, Escarguel & Sigé, 2006</small>
• †Pholidocercus <small>von Koenigswald & Storch, 1983</small>
• †Pholidocercus hassiacus <small>von Koenigswald & Storch, 1983</small>
• †Gesneropithex <small>Hürzeler 1946</small>
• †Gesneropithex figularis <small>Hürzeler, 1946</small>
• †Gesneropithex grisollensis <small>Norris & Harrison, 1998</small>
• †Alsaticopithecus <small>Hürzeler 1947</small>
• †Alsaticopithecus leemani <small>Hürzeler 1947</small>
• †Echinolestes <small>Maitre, Escarguel & Sigé, 2006</small>
• †Echinolestes quercyi <small>Maitre, Escarguel e Sigé, 2006</small>

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