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Pappocricetodon antiquus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pappocricetodon antiquus was named by Wang and Dawson (1994). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shanghuang Quarry, fissure D, which is in an Eocene fissure fill limestone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Pappocricetodon antiquus Wang and Dawson
2004Palasiomys yuanquensis Huang
2010Pappocricetodon antiquus Gomes Rodrigues et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyPappocricetodontinae
genusPappocricetodon
speciesantiquusWang and Dawson 1994

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.

Pappocricetodon antiquus Wang and Dawson 1994
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Invalid names: Palasiomys yuanquensis Huang 2004 [synonym]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Jiangsu) Pappocricetodon antiquus (type locality: 37493)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Shanxi) Palasiomys yuanquensis (174907)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Pappocricetodon antiquus (174914)