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Zelomys
Taxonomy
Zelomys was named by Wang and Li (1990). Its type is Zelomys orientalis.
It was assigned to Sciuravidae by Wang and Li (1990); and to Zelomyidae by Dawson et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Sciuravidae by Wang and Li (1990); and to Zelomyidae by Dawson et al. (2003).
Species
Z. joannes, Z. orientalis (syn. Z. gracilis) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1990 | Zelomys Wang and Li |
| 2003 | Zelomys Dawson et al. |
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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. †Zelomys Wang and Li 1990
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†Zelomys joannes Dawson et al. 2003
†Zelomys orientalis Wang and Li 1990
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Invalid names: Zelomys gracilis Wang and Li 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lutetian | China (Jilin) | Z. orientalis (174718) Z. orientalis, Z. gracilis (71665) | |
| Middle Eocene | China (Shanxi) | Z. joannes (174907) | |
| Middle Eocene | China (Jiangsu) | Z. joannes (37493 175840) |