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Preptotheria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Magnorder
  
Epitheria

Rank
  
Superorder

Infraclass
  
Holotheria

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Theriiformes

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Similar
  
Epitheria, Holotheria, Anagaloidea, Exafroplacentalia, Trechnotheria

Preptotheria is a superorder of placental mammals proposed by McKenna & Bell in their classification of mammals.

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Classification

According to McKenna/Bell:

Magnorder Xenarthra

  • Order Cingulata
  • Order Pilosa: Sloths and anteaters

    • Magnorder Epitheria

  • Superorder †Leptictida
  • Superorder Preptotheria
  • Grandorder Anagalida
  • Mirorder Macroscelidea
  • Mirorder Duplicidentata
  • Order †Mimotonida
  • Order Lagomorpha
  • Mirorder Simplicidentata
  • Order †Mixodontia
  • Order Rodentia
  • Grandorder Ferae
  • Order Cimolesta (including Pholidota)
  • Order †Creodonta
  • Order Carnivora
  • Grandorder Lipotyphla
  • Order Chrysochloridea
  • Order Erinaceomorpha
  • Order Soricomorpha
  • Grandorder Archonta
  • Order Chiroptera
  • Order Primates (including Dermoptera as family Galeopithecidae)
  • Order Scandentia
  • Grandorder Ungulata
  • Order Tubulidentata
  • Order Dinocerata
  • Mirorder Eparctocyona
  • Order †Procreodi
  • Order †Condylarthra
  • Order †Arctostylopida
  • Order Cete
  • Order Artiodactyla
  • Mirorder †Meridiungulata
  • Order Litopterna
  • Order Notoungulata
  • Order Astrapotheria
  • Order Xenungulata
  • Order Pyrotheria
  • Mirorder Altungulata
  • Order Perissodactyla
  • Order Uranotheria or Paenungulata

    • Alternative classification, with no extinct groups shown:

    Superorder Xenarthra

  • Order Pilosa
  • Order Cingulata

    • Magnorder Epitheria or Preptotheria

  • Superorder Afrotheria
  • Grandorder Afroinsectiphilia
  • Order Afrosoricida
  • Order Macroscelidea
  • Order Tubulidentata
  • Grandorder Paenungulata
  • Order Hyracoidea
  • Mirorder Tethytheria
  • Order Proboscidea
  • Order Sirenia
  • Superorder Euarchontoglires
  • Grandorder Glires
  • Mirorder Duplicidentata
  • Order Lagomorpha
  • Mirorder Simplicidentata
  • Order Rodentia
  • Grandorder Euarchonta
  • Mirorder Sundatheria
  • Order Dermoptera (included in Primates according to McKenna & Bell)
  • Order Scandentia
  • Mirorder Primatomorpha
  • Order Primates
  • Superorder Laurasiatheria
  • Order Eulipotyphla (subsumes Erinaceomorpha and Soricomorpha)
  • Order Chiroptera
  • Grandorder Ferae
  • Order Pholidota
  • Order Carnivora
  • Grandorder Euungulata
  • Order Perissodactyla
  • Order Cetartiodactyla (subsumes Artiodactyla and Cetacea)

    • References

    Preptotheria Wikipedia
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