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Quercysorex ulmensis

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Quercysorex ulmensis was named by Ziegler (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 46337 A1, a mandible (dext. with p4-m2 and fragment of incisor). Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Quercysorex ulmensis Ziegler p. 119 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 72

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyHeterosoricinaeViret and Zapfe 1951
genusQuercysorex
speciesulmensis

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.

Quercysorex ulmensis Ziegler 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1998Unterkiefer: For. mentale unter der Hinterwurzel des m1, for. postsymphyseale unter der Vorderwurzel des m2. 4 a inf. Alveolen. Auf der Labialseite des Corpus Depression unter a3 bis unter das Paraconid des m1. Zahnsptizen pigmentiert. i inf. gezähnt. m1 and m2 mit Entocristid. Postcristid zieht hinter Entoconid. Protoconid-Hinterarm des M3 frei.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: MP 28 or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Quercysorex ulmensis (type locality: 59125)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Quercysorex ulmensis (74679)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Quercysorex ulmensis (84364)