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Baluchimys ganeshapher

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Taxonomy
Baluchimys ganeshapher was named by Flynn et al. (1986). Its type specimen is GSP 21342, a tooth (M2 sup. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Y-GSP 417, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Chitarwata Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Baluchimys ganeshapher Flynn et al. p. 28

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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()
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
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyChapattimyidaeHussain et al. 1978
subfamilyBaluchimyinae
genusBaluchimys
speciesganeshapher

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.

Baluchimys ganeshapher Flynn et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L.J. Flynn et al. 1986Largest known species of the genus. M2 and M3 are relatively larger than the other teeth and are 10 percent larger than those of B. barryi.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Baluchistan) Baluchimys ganeshapher (type locality: 79009)