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Cyclomylus lohensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Taxonomy
Cyclomylus lohensis was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 19096, a skull, 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 Cyclomylus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Cyclomylus lohensis Matthew and Granger

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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()
—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
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyBathyergidaeWaterhouse 1841
genusCyclomylus
specieslohensis

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.

†Cyclomylus lohensis 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: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:41
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Cyclomylus lohensis (type locality: 53979 175168 180954)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Cyclomylus lohensis (174759)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Xinjiang) Cyclomylus lohensis (174978 180951 180952)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Cyclomylus lohensis (75595 135791 135793 175169 175171 180956 180959 180961 182041 182055 182062 182063 201176 201191)