Ungulates of the Past (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.

• Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Chordate
    • Subphylum Vertebra
      • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
        • Class Mammal
          • Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
            • Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)
            • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)
              • Clade Atlantogenata
                • Group I Afrotheria (Tenrec, Hyrax, Elephant, Sea-cow)
                • Group II Xenarthra (Armadillo, Anteater, Sloth, Groud sloth)
              • Clade Boreoeutheria
                • Group III Euarchontoglires (Primate, Rabbit, Rodent)
                • Group IV Laurasiatheria
                  • Order Mesonychid (Large-sized carnivorous mammals)

                    Mesonychid

                    Hapalodectes (58.7～33.9 Mya), Sinonyx   (58.7～1.81 Mya), Mesonyx   (50.3～42 Mya), Andrewsarchus   (45～36 Mya; ３．４m)

                  • Order Condylarth (Hoofed animals)

                    Condylarth

                    Chriacus (65～50.3 Mya), Arctocyon (63.3～56.8 Mya), Phenacodus   (63.3～48.6 Mya), Hyopsodus (55.8～38 Mya)

                  • Order Dinocerata (Rhinoceros-like hoofed animals; 56.8～33.9 Mya)

                    Dinocerata

                    Prodinoceras   (58.7～55.8 Mya), Bathyopsis (55.4～46.2 Mya), Uintatherium   (50.3～42 Mya), Gobiatherium   (48.6～33.9 Mya), Eobasileus   (46.2～42 Mya)

                  • Superorder Meridiungulata
                    • Order Pyrotheria (Mstodon-like ungulates; 48～21 Mya)

                      Pyrotheria

                      Carodnia (57～55.8 Mya), Pyrotherium   (29～21 Mya)

                    • Order Astrapotheria (South American hoofed animals; 58.7～7.25 Mya)

                      Astrapotheria

                      Trigonostylops (58.7～48 Mya), Astrapotherium   (29～16.3 Mya)

                    • Order Notoungulata (South American hoofed animals; 57～0.011 Mya)

                      		Notoungulata	Notostylops (54～48 Mya), Thomashuxleya (54～48 Mya), Scarrittia (29～21 Mya), Rhynchippus   (28.4～23.03 Mya)
                      		Notoungulata	Nesodon (29～16.3 Mya), Homalodotherium (17.5～16.3 Mya), Adinotherium (17.5～11.61 Mya), Protypotherium (17.5～5.33 Mya), Hemihegetotherium (15.97～6.8 Mya), Mixotoxodon (1.8～0.01 Mya), Mesotherium (1.2～0.8 Mya), Toxodon   (11.61～0.01 Mya)

                    • Order Litopterna (Horse-like hoofed animals; 55.8～0.011 Mya)

                      Litopterna

                      Diadiaphorus   (23.03～11.61 Mya), Theosodon   (17.5～11.61 Mya), Macrauchenia   (9～0.01 Mya)