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Protechimys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Protechimys was named by Schlosser (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Protechimys major.

It was assigned to Theridomyinae by Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014).

Species
P. lebratierensis, P. major (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Protechimys Schlosser p. 63
2014Protechimys Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 586

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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
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyTheridomyinaeAlston 1876
genusProtechimys

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.

G. †Protechimys Schlosser 1884
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Protechimys lebratierensis Vianey-Liaud 1998
Protechimys major Schlosser 1884
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Grimes et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the MP 26 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lebratierensis (183507)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) P. lebratierensis (182658)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) P. sp. (183351)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) P. major (172927)