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Lindsaya derabugtiensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Taxonomy
Lindsaya derabugtiensis was named by Flynn et al. (1986). Its type specimen is GSP 21427, 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. It is the type species of Lindsaya.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Lindsaya derabugtiensis Flynn et al. p. 31

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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
genusLindsaya
speciesderabugtiensis

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.

†Lindsaya derabugtiensis Flynn et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L.J. Flynn et al. 1986Bunodont baluchimyine with five cusps on upper cheek teeth, including inflated metaconule; metaloph and mesolophule poorly developed; hypocone large and lingual in position; d4 bears five oblique crests and lacks an anterior shelf and cingulum; metalophulid II reduced; hypoconulids strong and even evident on some m3; M/m3 are the most lophodont cheek teeth.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Baluchistan) Lindsaya derabugtiensis (type locality: 79009)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Pakistan (Baluchistan) Lindsaya derabugtiensis (179812)