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Mongolopala tathue

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Mongolopala tathue was named by Ziegler et al. (2007). Its type specimen is NHMW 2006z0055/0001, a maxilla (dext. with M1-M3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tatal Gol, section TAT-D, layer 1, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Mongolopala.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Mongolopala tathue Ziegler et al. p. 144

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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
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusMongolopala
speciestathue

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.

Mongolopala tathue Ziegler et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler et al. 2007Mandible with distal foramen mentale below hypoflexid of m1. Lower molars with crista obliqua ascending relatively high but ending well below tip of metaconid, with a relatively wide lingual talonid opening, and with discontinuous labial cingulids. Upper molars with weakly divided mesostyle, weak or lacking distal cingulum, well-developed protoconule and less individualized metaconule. Lingual cusps with an extensive lingual slope and a common completely rounded lingual basis without any emarginations or prominences. M2 with short post-metacone-crest.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Mongolopala tathue (type locality: 75595 187301)