Anagalidae

Anagalidae
Temporal range: Paleocene–Oligocene,
Life restoration of Anagale gobiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Anagaloidea
Family: †
Simpson, 1931

Anagalidae is an extinct family of mammals closely related to rodents and lagomorphs. Members of the family are known from Paleocene to Oligocene deposits in China and Mongolia.[1][2]

Genera

The family contains the following genera:[1]

  • †Anagale
  • †Anagalopsis
  • †Anaptogale
  • †Chianshania
  • †Diacronus
  • †Eosigale
  • †Hsiuannania
  • †Huaiyangale
  • †Interogale
  • †Linnania
  • †Qipania
  • †Stenanagale
  • †Wanogale
  • †Zofiagale

References

  1. ^ a b López-Torres, S.; Fostowicz-Frelik, Ł. (2018). "A new Eocene anagalid (Mammalia: Euarchontoglires) from Mongolia and its implications for the group's phylogeny and dispersal". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 13955. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32086-x. PMC 6141491.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Anagalidae". fossilworks.org.


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