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Chapattimys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. debruijni, C. wilsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Chapattimys Hussain et al. p. 80
1982Chapattimys Hartenberger p. 26
1996Chapattimys Averianov
1997Chapattimys Kumar et al.
1997Chapattimys McKenna and Bell
2001Chapattimys Thewissen et al. p. 353
2015Chapattimys Li and Meng

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyChapattimyidaeHussain et al. 1978
genusChapattimysHussain et al. 1978

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.

G. †Chapattimys Hussain et al. 1978
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Chapattimys debruijni Hartenberger 1982
Chapattimys wilsoni Hussain et al. 1978
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.L. Hartenberger 1982Brachyodont ctenodactylid with lophodont lower teeth; the m2 is wider than long. Main cusps are low and lingually and buccally situated; crenulations are frequent.