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Anourosorex oblongus

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Anourosorex oblongus was named by Storch and Qiu (1991). Its type specimen is IVVP V 9735, a mandible (sin. with m1-m3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lufeng, Section D, Layer 6, which is in a Turolian terrestrial lignite in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Anourosorex oblongus Storch and Qiu p. 610

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeNeomyiniMatschie 1909
genusAnourosorexMilne-Edwards 1872
speciesoblongus

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.

Anourosorex oblongus Storch and Qiu 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Storch and Z. Qiu 1991Small. Trigonid of m1 extremely elongate (slightly more than twice the length of the talonid). Hypocone lobe of P4 and M1-2 small. Anterior occlusal outline of P4 squared, not acute. M1 legthened mesiodistally, with exaggerated parastyle and subdued mesostyle. Lower molars without entocristid and without of with faintly indicated labial cingulid.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Turolian or 8.72500 to 5.09000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) Anourosorex sp. (44219 44220 44222 44223 type locality: 44224)