Wildlife Type

Afrotheria Past and Present (Phylogenetic tree) - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Clicking the Organism name shows the images, and pointing the Organism name shows the tooltip with three links at the left-top corner.
The followings are extinct Afrotheria excavated and extant Afrotheria in the world. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species, and the habitat in extant species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
  • Kingdom Animalia
    • Phylum Chordate
      • Subphylum Vertebra
        • Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)
          • Class Mammal
            • Subclass Theria (Wild animal)
              • Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)
              • Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals)
                • Order Leptictida (Primitive placental mammals; 83.5～40.4 Mya)
                  Primitive placental Leptictidium   (48.6～40.4 Mya)
                • Clade Atlantogenata
                  • Group I Afrotheria
                    • Clade Afroinsectiphilia
                      • Order Macroscelidea (Elephant shrew; 55.8 Mya～)
                        Elephant shrew
                        16 spp
                        		 Golden-rumped Elephant Shrew (Kenya), Four-toed Elephant Shrew (southern Africa), Short-eared Elephant Shrew (southern Africa)
                      • Order Afrosoricida (Tenrecs, Golden moles; 20.43 Mya～)
                        Tenrec
                        31 spp
                        		 Large-eared Tenrec (Madagascar), (Madagascar's shrew tenrecs) (Madagascar), Nimba Otter Shrew (West Africa), Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Madagascar)
                        Golden mole
                        21 spp
                        		 Giant Golden Mole (South Africa), Hottentot Golden Mole (South Africa)
                      • Order Tubulidentata (Aardvark; 28.4 Mya～)
                        Aardvark Aardvark   (Africa)
                    • Clade Paenungulata
                      • Order Hyracoidea (Hyrax; 55.8 Mya～)
                        Pliohyracidae Kvabebihyrax   (5.33～1.81 Mya; １．６m)
                        Hyrax Rock Hyrax (Africa), Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax (Sub-Sahara Africa), Southern Tree Hyrax (southern Africa), Western Tree Hyrax (tropical Africa)
                      • Order Proboscidea (Elephant, Mammoth; 58.7 Mya～)
                        Primitive
                        proboscideans                        		 Eritherium   (58.7～55.8 Mya; Oldest proboscideans), Phosphatherium   (55.8～48.6 Mya), Moeritherium   (48.6～28.4 Mya), Barytherium   (37.2～28.4 Mya), Prodeinotherium (20～11.61 Mya), Deinotherium   (22.4～0.01 Mya; ５m)
                        • Suborder Elephantiformes
                          Elephant-like
                          proboscideans                          		 Phiomia   (37.2～23.03 Mya), Palaeomastodon (33.9～23.03 Mya), Gomphotherium   (23.8～0.01 Mya), Platybelodon   (13.7～5.33 Mya), Gnathabelodon   (13.6～10.3 Mya; Spoon-billed Mastodon), Amebelodon   (13.6～8.7 Mya; ６m), Anancus   (9～0.126 Mya), Cuvieronius   (5.33～0.01 Mya; ６m)
                          Mastodon American mastodon   (23.03～0.01 Mya; ５m)
                          Elephant Stegodon   (11.61～0.01 Mya; ５m), Elephas recki (5.33～0.01 Mya), American mammoth   (4.9～0.01 Mya; ４．９m), Straight-tusked Elephant (2.59～0.01 Mya), Woolly mammoth   (1.81～0.01 Mya), African elephant   (Africa; ７．３m), African Forest Elephant (tropical Africa), Asian elephant (tropical Asia)
                      • Order Sirenia (Dugong, Manatees; 55.8 Mya～)
                        Primitive
                        Sirenia                        		 Prorastomus   (55.8～40.4 Mya), Pezosiren   (48.6～40.4 Mya; Primitive Sirenian)
                        Dugong Eotheroides   (48.6～33.9 Mya), Halitherium (48.6～11.61 Mya), Sirenotherium (23.03～15.97 Mya), Metaxytherium (23.8～0.01 Mya), Dusisiren (15.97～3.6 Mya), Cuesta Sea Cow (5.33～2.59 Mya), Takikawa Sea Cow (5.33～2.59 Mya), Steller's Sea Cow   (0.3 Mya～AD1768; ８m), Dugong (Indo-Pacific)
                        Manatee Miosiren (20.43～1.81 Mya), West Indian Manatee (Caribbean Sea), African Manatee (West Africa coast), Amazonian Manatee (Brazil coast), Dwarf Manatee (Amazon)
                      • Order Embrithopoda (Resembling rhinoceroses; 40.4～23.03 Mya)
                        Arsinoitheriidae Arsinoitherium   (40.4～23.03 Mya; Large pair of horns), Crivadiatherium (33.9～28.4 Mya)
                      • Order Desmostylia (Marine mammals; 30.8～7.25 Mya)
                        Desmostylidae Desmostylus   (28.4～7.25 Mya), Behemotops (33.9～23.03 Mya)
                        Paleoparadoxiidae Paleoparadoxia   (23.03～7.25), Ashoroa   (28.4～23.03 Mya)
                • Group II Xenarthra (Armadillo, Anteater, Sloth, Groud sloth)
              • Clade Boreoeutheria
                • Group III Euarchontoglires (Primate, Rabbit, Rodent)
                • Group IV Laurasiatheria (Whale, Even-toed ungulate, Odd-toed ungulate, Bat, Carnivora)