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Euronyctia belgica

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Euronyctia belgica was named by Smith (2006). Its type specimen is IRSNB M 1914, a mandible (dext. with p4, m2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Boutersem TGV, which is in a Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Borgloon Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Euronyctia belgica Smith p. 231

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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
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
genusEuronyctiaSigé 1997
speciesbelgica

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.

†Euronyctia belgica Smith 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Smith 2006Euronyctia de taille proche de celle de E. tobieni, aux molaires supérieures et inférieures nettement dilambdodontes. Présence d’un mésostyle et d’un précingulum ténu. Talons des P4, M1,M2 très arges, de forme arrondie pourvus d’un hypocône bien marqué. Postcingulide et cingulide antéro-labial bien développés. Présence d’une encoche sur la crête oblique (à l’emplacement d’un mésoconide). Angle formé par le bord lingual et le bord postérieur de m1 et m2, au niveau de
l’entoconide, proche de 90°.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hooker 2001, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium Euronyctia belgica (31748)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Brabant) Euronyctia belgica (type locality: 75867)