Conoryctinae

Conoryctinae Temporal range: Early to middle Paleocene
skull of Conoryctes comma
lower jaw fragment of Conoryctella dragonensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Eutheria
Infraclass:	Placentalia (?)
Order:	†Taeniodonta
Family:	†Conoryctidae
Subfamily:	†Conoryctinae Wortman, 1896
Type genus
†Conoryctes Cope, 1881
Tribes
†Conoryctellini †Conoryctini

Conoryctinae ("cone diggers") is an extinct subfamily of taeniodonts from extinct family Conoryctidae, that lived in North America from the early to middle Paleocene.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Subfamily: †Conoryctinae (Wortman, 1896)
  • Tribe: †Conoryctellini (Schoch, 1982)
    • Genus: †Conoryctella (Gazin, 1939)
      • †Conoryctella dragonensis (Gazin, 1939)
      • †Conoryctella pattersoni (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
  • Tribe: †Conoryctini (Wortman, 1896)
    • Genus: †Conoryctes (Cope, 1881)
      • †Conoryctes comma (Cope, 1881)
    • Genus: †Huerfanodon (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
      • †Huerfanodon heilprinianus (Cope, 1882)
      • †Huerfanodon polecatensis (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)
      • †Huerfanodon torrejonius (Schoch & Lucas, 1981)

Phylogeny

Placentalia	Atlantogenata Boreoeutheria †Palaeoryctida †Ambilestes †Procerberidae †Alveugena †Taeniodonta †Schowalteria †Stylinodontoidea †Onychodectidae †Conoryctidae †Eurodontinae †Conoryctinae †Conoryctellini †Conoryctella †Conoryctella dragonensis †Conoryctella pattersoni †Conoryctini †Huerfanodon heilprinianus †Huerfanodon torrejonius †Huerfanodon †Huerfanodon polecatensis †Conoryctes †Conoryctes comma