After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Missiaen & Smith, 2005, with fossil species from “The Paleobiology Database”
<==o †Nyctitheriidae Simpson, 1928a |?- †Ceutholestes dolosus Rose & Gingerich, 1987 |?- †Jarvenia Nessov, 1987 |?- †Limaconyssus habrus Gingerich, 1987 |?-o †Plagioctenodon Bown, 1979 | |-- †P. krausae Bown, 1979 | `-- †P. savagei Bown & Schankler, 1982 |?- †Praolestes nanus Matthew, Granger & Simpson, 1929 [also treated as anagalid or leptictid] |?- †Wyonycteris chalix Gingerich, 1987 |?- †“Leptacodon” munusculum Simpson, 1935a |-- †Leptacodon tener Matthew & Granger, 1921 [genotype] |-- †“Leptacodon” pecki Jepsen, 1930 `--+--o †Asionyctiinae Missiaen & Smith, 2005 | |-- †Bumbanius rarus Russell & Dashzeveg, 1986 | `--+-- †Asionyctia guoi Missiaen & Smith, 2005 | `--+-- †Oedolius perexiguus Russell & Dashzeveg, 1986 | |-- †Voltaia minuta Nessov, 1987 | `-- †Bayanulanius tenuis Meng, Zhai & Wyss, 1998 `--o †Nyctitheriinae Simpson, 1928a sensu Missiaen & Smith, 2005 |?- †Pontifactor bestiola West, 1974 |?- †Remiculus Russell, 1964 |?- †Scraeva hatherwoodensis Cray, 1973 |--o †“Leptacodon” Matthew & Granger, 1921 [paraphyletic] | |-- †L. catulus Krishtalka, 1976 | |-- †L. dormaalensis (Quinet, 1964) | |-- †L. minutulus (Dorr, 1958) | |-- †L. nascimentoi Estravís, 1996 | |-- †L. prosperpinae Van Valen, 1978 | `-- †L. rosei Gingerich, 1987 `--+--o †Saturninia Stehlin, 1940 | |-- †S. carbonum Sigé & Storch, 2001 | `-- †S. gracilis Stehlin, 1940 |--o †Nyctitherium Marsh, 1872 [Nyctilestes Marsh, 1872] | |-- †N. celatum (Cope, 1875) [Anaptomorphus minimus Loomis, 1906] | |-- †N. christopheri Krishtalka & Setoguchi, 1977 | |?- †N. dasypelix (Matthew, 1909) | |?- †N. priscus | |-- †N. robinsoni (Krishtalka & Setoguchi, 1977) | |-- †N. serotinum (Marsh, 1872) [Nyctilestes serotinum Marsh, 1872; Entomacodon angustidens Marsh, 1872] | `-- †N. velox Marsh, 1872 (type) `--+--o †Euronyctia Sigé, 1997 | |-- †E. belgica Smith, 2006 | |-- †E. montana Sigé, 1997 | `-- †E. saturninensis Smith, 2006 `--o †Amphidozotheriina |-- †Plagioctenoides microlestes Bown, 1979 |-- †Amphidozotherium cayluxi Filhol, 1877 |?- †Paradoxonycteris `--o †Darbonetus Crochet, 1974 |-- †D. aubrelongensis Crochet, 1974 `-- †D. tuberi Crochet, 1995
Reference(s):
- Burkitt, J. H., 1995: Mammals: A world listing of living and extinct species.
–iNet: [file no longer available, looking for a new link] - 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. - Gazin, C. L., 1976: Mammalian faunal zones of the Bridger Middle Eocene.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: No. 26, pp. iv-25 - McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631 - Missiaen, P. & Smith, T., 2005: A new Paleocene nyctitheriid insectivore from Inner Mongolia (China) and origin to Asian nyctitheriids.
–Acta Palaeontologica Polonica: Vol. 50, #3, pp. 513-522 - The Paleobiology Database. [Visited: 2008-04-14]
–iNet: The Paleobiology Database: http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl