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Anomaluroidea

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Anomaluroidea was named by Gervais (1849). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sciurognathi by Carroll (1988); and to Rodentia by Montgelard et al. (2002), Sallam et al. (2010) and Sallam et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Anomaluroidea Gervais
1988Anomaluroidea Carroll
2002Anomaluroidea Montgelard et al. p. 230
2010Anomaluroidea Sallam et al. p. 804

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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
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849

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.

Superfm. Anomaluroidea Gervais 1849
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Fm. Anomaluridae Gill 1872 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Subfm. Anomalurinae Heritage et al. 2016
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G. Anomalurus Waterhouse 1843 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Anomalurus pusillus Thomas 1887 [dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel]
G. †Argouburus Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Argouburus minutus Marivaux et al. 2017
Subfm. Idiurinae Miller and Gidley 1918
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G. Idiurus Matschie 1894 [flying squirrel]
G. †Nementchamys Jaegar et al. 1985
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†Nementchamys lavocati Jaegar et al. 1985
G. †Paranomalurus Lavocat 1973
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†Paranomalurus riodeoroensis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Pondaungimys Dawson et al. 2003
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†Pondaungimys anomaluropsis Dawson et al. 2003
G. †Shazurus Sallam et al. 2010
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†Shazurus minutus Sallam et al. 2010
Subfm. †Zenkerellinae Matschie 1898
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G. †Oromys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Oromys zenkerellinopsis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Prozenkerella Coster et al. 2015
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†Prozenkerella saharaensis Coster et al. 2015
G. Zenkerella Matschie 1898 [flightless scaly-tailed squirrel]
Fm. †Nementchamyidae Jackson and Thorington 2012
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G. †Kabirmys Sallam et al. 2010
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†Kabirmys prius Coster et al. 2015
†Kabirmys qarunensis Sallam et al. 2010
Fm. †Nonanomaluridae Pickford et al. 2013
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G. †Nonanomalurus Pickford et al. 2013
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†Nonanomalurus parvus Marivaux et al. 2017
Fm. Pedetidae Gray 1825 [springhare]
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G. †Megapedetes MacInnes 1957
G. †Parapedetes Stromer 1926
G. Pedetes Illiger 1811 [springhaas]
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Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 [East African springhare]
Fm. †Zegdoumyidae Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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G. †Dakhlamys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Dakhlamys ultimus Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Glibemys Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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†Glibemys algeriensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
G. †Glibia Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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†Glibia pentalopha Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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Invalid names: Glibia tetralopha Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 [synonym]
G. †Lazibemys Marivaux et al. 2011
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†Lazibemys zegdouensis Marivaux et al. 2011
G. †Zegdoumys Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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†Zegdoumys lavocati Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
†Zegdoumys namibiensis Pickford et al. 2008
†Zegdoumys sbeitlai Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Glibia pentalopha (77015) Glibia sp., Zegdoumys lavocati, Glibia pentalopha, Lazibemys zegdouensis (77014) Zegdoumys lavocati (77019) Zegdoumys lavocati, Glibia pentalopha, Glibia tetralopha, Glibemys algeriensis (77016) Zegdoumys sp. (77022)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Zegdoumys sbetlai (87795)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Algeria (Bechar) Zegdoumys sp., Glibia sp. (36613)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Glibia namibiensis (149173)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Libya (Sirt) Kabirmys prius (175362)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar Pondaungimys anomaluropsis (41333 41393 177023)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Algeria Anomaluridae indet., Nementchamys lavocati (59733)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Shazurus minutus, Kabirmys qarunensis (67706)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya (Sirt Basin) Prozenkerella saharaensis (166446)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Anomaluridae indet. (162464 175334)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Morocco Paranomalurus riodeoroensis, Argouburus minutus, Oromys zenkerellinopsis, Nonanomalurus parvus (181052) Paranomalurus riodeoroensis, Nonanomalurus parvus, Dakhlamys ultimus (181053)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kenya Pedetidae indet., Megapedetes sp., Paranomalurus sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (21723)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Uganda Zenkerella wintoni (28293)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Megapedetes pentadactylus (47069 47095)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Megapedetes pentadactylus, Paranomalurus soniae, Paranomalurus walkeri (87341) Megapedetes sp., Paranomalurus sp. (27857) Paranomalurus sp. (27856 27858)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (192070)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Pedetidae indet. (21339)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Megapedetes sp. (22078) Megapedetes sp., Zenkerella sp. (22069) Pedetidae indet. (22071) Pedetidae indet., Anomalurus parvus (22306)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Kenya Pedetidae indet., Anomaluridae indet. (22273)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Megapedetes sp. 1, Megapedetes sp. 2 (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Megapedetes sp., Anomaluridae indet. (21340)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588Kenya (Turkana District) Anomaluridae indet. (21332)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Pedetes laetoliensis (32050)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21818)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21816)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Pedetes sp. (21824)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21963)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Pedetes sp. (21825 21828 21829)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Pedetes surdaster (21893)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21276)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Pedetes surdaster (21932)