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Coelodontomys asiaticus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Taxonomy
Coelodontomys asiaticus was named by Wang (2001). It is the type species of Coelodontomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Coelodontomys asiaticus Wang
2004Coelodontomys asiaticus Wang and Qiu p. 134

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyBathyergidaeWaterhouse 1841
subfamilyTsaganomyinae
genusCoelodontomysWang 2001
speciesasiaticusWang 2001

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:41
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Coelodontomys asiaticus (75595 180959 180961 180963 180964 182041 182062 182063 182065 182131 201176 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Coelodontomys asiaticus (75601)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Coelodontomys asiaticus (77998 77999)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Coelodontomys asiaticus (75598)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Coelodontomys asiaticus (75588 176446 180971 182057)