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Blainvillimys rotundidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Blainvillimys rotundidens was named by Schlosser (1884). Its type specimen is BSP 1879 XV 508, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mouillac, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. heimersheimensis, B. varleti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Blainvillimys rotundidens Schlosser

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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
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyTheridomyinaeAlston 1876
genusBlainvillimysGervais 1848
speciesrotundidensSchlosser 1884

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.

†Blainvillimys rotundidens Schlosser 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 08:47:53
Modified: 2005-09-01 10:47:53
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Grimes et al. 2004, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MP 19 to the top of the Rupelian or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1937.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Blainvillimys rotundidens (31752)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Blainvillimys rotundidens (12846)
MP 19 - MP 2037.71 - 33.9Spain (Teruel) Blainvillimys rotundidens (79736 182353)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Blainvillimys rotundidens (12842 12852)
MP 20 - MP 2137.71 - 27.3France (Occitanie) Blainvillimys rotundidens (183382)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Blainvillimys rotundidens (type locality: 59885)