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Occitanomys provocator

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Occitanomys provocator was named by de Bruijn (1976) [The generic affiliation was given with a question mark.]. Its type specimen is IVAU PI 232, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Chomateri, which is in a Miocene fluvial siltstone/claystone in the Pikermi Formation of Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. alcalai, O. androveri, O. faillati, O. magnus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Occitanomys provocator de Bruijn p. 377

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusOccitanomysMichaux 1969
speciesprovocator

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.

†Occitanomys provocator de Bruijn 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn 1976O.? provicator differs from all Western European Occitanomys species by the absence of: t1 bis in M1 and M2, a posterior spur on t1 and t3 of M1, and the longitudinal ridge in m1 and m2. O.? provicator is larger than O.? neutrum and does not have a well developed antero-central cusp in m1.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MN 12 or 7.90000 to 6.96500 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Occitanomys provocator (type locality: 195562)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos Island) Occitanomys provocator (205351)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Türkiye (Anatolia) Occitanomys provocator (60534)