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Mimolagus aurorae

Mammalia - Mimotonidae

Taxonomy
Mimolagus aurorae was named by Fostowicz-Frelik et al. (2015). Its type specimen is IVPP V20115, a tooth (Right M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Irdin Manha Escarpment, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Irdin Manha Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Mimolagus aurorae Fostowicz-Frelik et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Duplicidentata()
familyMimotonidae
—Mimolagidae(Szalay 1985)
genusMimolagusBohlin 1951
speciesaurorae

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.

†Mimolagus aurorae Fostowicz-Frelik et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71Mongolia Mimolagus aurorae (182485)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Mimolagus aurorae (174721 type locality: 174722)