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Tarnomys quercinus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Pseudosciuridae

Taxonomy
Tarnomys quercinus was named by Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ravet, which is in a MP 21 karst phosphorite in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Tarnomys quercinus Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyPseudosciuridaeZittel 1893
genusTarnomysHartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976
speciesquercinusHartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976

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.

†Tarnomys quercinus Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976
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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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tarnomys quercinus (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Tarnomys quercinus (type locality: 36708)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Teruel) Tarnomys quercinus (79737)