List of prehistoric mammals

This is an incomplete list of prehistoric mammals. It does not include extant mammals or recently extinct mammals. For extinct primate species, see: list of fossil primates.[1][2]

Mammaliaformes[edit]

Adelobasileus

Order †Dinnetheria[edit]

Order †Siconodontiformes[edit]

Order †Morganucodonta[edit]

Megazostrodon

Order †Docodonta[edit]

Middle to Late Jurassic

Order †Kuehneotheria[edit]

Order †Eutriconodonta[edit]

Jeholodens
Gobiconodon

Early JurassicLate Cretaceous

Symmetrodonta incertae sedis[edit]

Basal Cladotheria[edit]

Basal Zatheria[edit]

Subclass Yinotheria[edit]

Order †Shuotherida[edit]

Order †Ausktribosphenida[edit]

Order †Henosferida[edit]

Order Monotremata[edit]

Steropodon

Middle CretaceousRecent

Subclass Allotheria[edit]

Order †Haramiyida[edit]

Order †Multituberculata[edit]

Late JurassicEocene

Subclass Theria[edit]

Basal Theria[edit]

Infraclass †Pantotheria[edit]

Order †Spalacotheriida[edit]

Order †Meridiolestida[edit]

Order †Dryolestida[edit]

Order †Amphitheriida[edit]

Order †Peramurida[edit]

Order †Aegialodontia[edit]

Order †Pappotherida[edit]

Infraclass Metatheria[edit]

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Metatheria incertae sedis[edit]

Basal Metatheria[edit]

Ameridelphia incertae sedis[edit]

Order †Protodelphia[edit]

Order †Deltatheroida[edit]

Order †Asiadelphia[edit]

Order †Alphadontia[edit]

Order †Simpsonitheria[edit]

Order †Peradectia[edit]

Order †Sparassodonta[edit]

Order Didelphimorphia[edit]

Order Paucituberculata[edit]

Ekaltadeta
Necrolestes
Palorchestes

Order †Polydolopimorphia[edit]

Order †Yalkaparidontia[edit]

Order Notoryctemorphia[edit]

Order Dasyuromorphia[edit]

Order Peramelemorphia[edit]

Order Microbiotheria[edit]

Order Diprotodontia[edit]

Diprotodon

Infraclass Eutheria[edit]

Basal Eutheria[edit]

Eutheria incertae sedis[edit]

Basal Ungulatomorpha[edit]

Order †Asioryctitheria[edit]

Order †Didelphodonta[edit]

Order †Ptolemaiida[edit]

Order †Bibymalagasia[edit]

Order Tubulidentata[edit]

Order Macroscelidea[edit]

Order Afrosoricida[edit]

Order Hyracoidea[edit]

Oligocene–Recent

Order Sirenia[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Order †Embrithopoda[edit]

Eocene-Oligocene

Order †Desmostylia[edit]

Paleoparadoxia
Desmostylus

Order Proboscidea[edit]

Woolly mammoth
Moeritherium

EoceneHolocene

Order †Leptictida[edit]

Leptictidium

Order †Cimolesta[edit]

Order Eulipotyphla[edit]

Late Cretaceous–Recent

Order Dermoptera[edit]

Paleocene–Recent

Order Chiroptera[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Order Scandentia[edit]

Order †Plesiadapiformes[edit]

Order Primates[edit]

List of fossil primates

Order †Anagalida[edit]

Order Lagomorpha[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Order Rodentia[edit]

Paleocene–Recent

Giant beaver

Order †Condylarthra[edit]

Arctocyon

Note: The "condylarths" are considered paraphyletic, i.e. a grouping of early ungulate-like mammals not necessarily closely related.
PaleoceneEocene

Order †Mesonychia[edit]

Order †Litopterna[edit]

PaleocenePleistocene

Order †Notoungulata[edit]

Toxodon

PaleocenePleistocene

Suborder Notioprogonia[edit]
Suborder Toxodontia[edit]
Suborder Typotheria[edit]
Suborder Hegetotheria[edit]

Order †Astrapotheria[edit]

EoceneMiocene

Order †Xenungulata[edit]

Paleogene

Order †Pyrotheria[edit]

EoceneOligocene

Order †Dinocerata[edit]

EoceneEocene

Order †Arctostylopida[edit]

Order †Creodonta[edit]

Paleocene–Late Miocene

Hyaenodon

Order Carnivora[edit]

Paleocene–Recent

  • Genus †Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn 1994 [? Carnivoramorpha]
Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)[edit]
Ekorus
Acrophoca
Dire wolf
Amphicyon
Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)[edit]
Smilodon populator
American lion
Ictitherium

to be sorted

Order Xenarthra (Edentata)[edit]

Paleocene–Recent

Genus †Protobradys? Ameghino 1902 [Incertae sedis]

Glyptodon
Eremotherium

Order Pholidota[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Infraorder Cetacea[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Parvorder Archaeoceti

Suborder Mysticeti[edit]

to be sorted

Suborder Odontoceti[edit]

Order Perissodactyla[edit]

Eocene–Recent

Suborder Hippomorpha[edit]