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Lignitella suemengeni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Lignitella suemengeni was named by Unay-Bayraktar (1989). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kocayarma, which is in an Oligocene channel claystone in the Lignite-Sandstone Formation of Türkiye.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Lignitella suemengeni Unay-Bayraktar

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyPseudocricetodontinaeEngesser 1987
genusLignitella
speciessuemengeni

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.

†Lignitella suemengeni Unay-Bayraktar 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

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
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Türkiye (Ardahan) Lignitella suemengeni (79072)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye (Tekirdağ) Lignitella suemengeni (type locality: 31606)