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Hodsahibia azrae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Hodsahibia azrae was named by Flynn et al. (1986). Its type specimen is GSP 21544, a tooth (M1 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 Hodsahibia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Hodsahibia azrae Flynn et al. p. 38 figs. Fig. 20.B
2003Hodsahibia azrae Marivaux and Welcomme

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
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)
genusHodsahibia
speciesazrae

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.

Hodsahibia azrae Flynn et al. 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L.J. Flynn et al. 1986Pentalophodont baluchimyine without distinct mures on upper molars; metaconejoined to metaconule, which is submerged in a long mesolophule; lower molars with five crests, including a mesolophid that intersects a long metalophulid II.
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: 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 - 27.3Pakistan (Balochistan) Hodsahibia azrae (78520)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Baluchistan) Hodsahibia azrae (type locality: 79009)