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Tataromys plicidens

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Taxonomy
Tataromys plicidens was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 19082, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Tataromys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Tataromys plicidens Matthew and Granger
2006Tataromys plicidens Vianey-Liaud 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()
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
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyCtenodactylidaeGervais 1853
subfamilyTataromyinaeLavocat 1961
genusTataromys
speciesplicidens

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.

†Tataromys plicidens Matthew and Granger 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 11:19:58
Modified: 2005-09-02 11:58:27
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Tataromys plicidens (type locality: 53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Tataromys plicidens (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Tataromys plicidens (174759 175386 175387 175406)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Ningxia) Tataromys plicidens (182895)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Tataromys plicidens (75599)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Nei Mongol) Tataromys plicidens (175408 175409 175411)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) Tataromys plicidens (176451 176453)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Tataromys plicidens (182075 182077)