(Note: I am currently reworking the format of the list to improve information on taxonomic history. Since this is done step by step, the format will be rather inhomogeneous in the meantime.)
Part 1: Monotremata, Dryolestida, Multituberculata, Marsupialia
Part 2: Leptictida, Apatotheria, Pantolesta, Lipotyphla, Chiroptera, Primates, Anagalida, Lagomorpha, Rodentia
Part 3: Condylarthra, Mesonychia
Part 4: Litopterna, Notoungulata, Astrapotheria, Xenungulata, Dinocerata, Pantodonta, Tillodontia, Taeniodonta, Arctostylopida, Embrithopoda, Creodonta, Carnivora, Xenarthra, Pholidota, Placentalia inc. sed.
Localities referred to in the list
Last update on September 7th, 2024
Some explanations are required about the concept of the Paleocene used for
this list. Species from the problematic "Bugcreekian" localities at
the K/T boundary in North America are included, but they are marked as possibly
reworked if they are otherwise only known from the Cretaceous. The
compilation includes faunas up to the Clarkforkian in North America, up to the
Cernaysian in Europe and up to the Gashatan in Asia.
Attention: For South
America the compilation includes all Riochican and Itaboraian faunas, which have
long been regarded as Paleocene in age. However, Itaboraian faunas and many of
the faunas traditionally regarded as Riochican are meanwhile widely regarded as
Eocene in age. This will need to be reflected in a future update of the list.
The taxonomy used in the compilation is based on my personal judgement of published opinions, but usually I followed the most recent publications. Some debated cases were "solved" by introducing a questionable synonymy. Concerning the classification, I tried to find a stable framework that fits to current views, without putting emphasis on cladistic principles. The arrangement of placental orders follows mainly practical reasons and does not necessarily express higher level relationships.
Please contact me if you notice errors or omissions.