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Zegdoumys sbeitlai

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Zegdoumyidae

Taxonomy
Zegdoumys sbeitlai was named by Vianey-Liaud et al. (1994). Its type specimen is CBI 11, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Chambi, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine limestone in the Chambi Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. sbetlai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Zegdoumys sbeitlai Vianey-Liaud
1994Zegdoumys sbeitlai Vianey-Liaud et al.
2001Zegdoumys sbeitlai Hartenberger et al. p. 247
2011Zegdoumys sbeitlai 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyZegdoumyidae
genusZegdoumys
speciessbeitlai

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.

†Zegdoumys sbeitlai Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Tunisia Zegdoumys sbetlai (type locality: 87795)