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Talahphiomys lavocati

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Myophiomyidae

Taxonomy
Phiomys lavocati was named by Wood (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

It was recombined as Talahphiomys lavocati by Jaeger et al. (2010), Marivaux et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Phiomys lavocati Wood
2010Talahphiomys lavocati Jaeger et al.
2017Talahphiomys lavocati Marivaux et al.

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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
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
familyMyophiomyidaeLavocat 1973
subfamilyPhiocricetomyinaeLavocat 1973
genusTalahphiomys
specieslavocati(Wood 1968)

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.

Talahphiomys lavocati Wood 1968
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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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Libya (Sirt) Talahphiomys lavocati (175362)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Phiomys lavocati (165176)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya Talahphiomys lavocati (105925)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Phiomys lavocati (162464 175334)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Phiomys lavocati (12968 60127)