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Siphneidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Siphneidae

Taxonomy
Siphneidae was named by Teilhard de Jardin and Young (1931).

It was assigned to Rodentia by Teilhard de Jardin and Young (1931).

Subtaxa
Prosiphneus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Siphneidae Teilhard de Jardin and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familySiphneidaeTeilhard de Jardin and Young 1931
familySiphneidaeTeilhard de Jardin and Young 1931

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Siphneidae Teilhard de Jardin and Young 1931
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G. †Prosiphneus Teilhard de Jardin 1926
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†Prosiphneus licenti Teilhard de Jardin 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608China (Nei Mongol) Prosiphneus sp. (13484)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7China (Nei Mongol) Prosiphneus sp. (42251)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Gansu) Prosiphneus licenti (42674) Prosiphneus sinensis, Prosiphneus licenti (42676)
MN 12 - MN 137.75 - 4.9China (Shaanxi) Prosiphneus licenti (78328)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Prosiphneus eriksoni (75300)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2China (Hebei) Prosiphneus sp. (42478)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2China (Shanxi) Prosiphneus sp. (42477)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia) Prosiphneus praetingi (40391)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China Prosiphneus sp. (13485)
MN 144.9 - 4.2China (Tibet) Prosiphneus eriksoni (115623)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Hebei) Prosiphneus sp. (13486)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588China (Hebei) Prosiphneus sp. (43209 43210 43211 43213 43389 43393 43395 43396)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia) Prosiphneus sp. (40265)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia) Prosiphneus sp. (40264)