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Litodonomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Litodonomys Wang and Qiu
2003Litodonomys Wang

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyDipodidaeWaterhouse 1842
genusLitodonomys

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. †Litodonomys Wang and Qiu 2000
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Litodonomys huangheensis Wang and Qiu 2000
Litodonomys lajeensis Li and Qiu 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:22:15
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Shanwangian or 27.30000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) L. huangheensis (175410)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia L. huangheensis (75588) L. sp. (176448)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Xinjiang) L. sp. (77943)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) L. lajeensis (182078 182081 182082 182084 182085)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) L. huangheensis (175355 175381 175383)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia L. lajeensis (182134)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98China (Xinjiang) L. lajeensis (181068)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia (Övörkhangai) L. huangheensis, L. lajeensis (180969)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98China (Qinghai) Plesiosminthus lajeensis (34674)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia L. huangheensis (182089) L. huangheensis, L. lajeensis (180965 180975 187313) L. lajeensis (180976 182088 182136 187314) L. sp. (180966 180967)
MN 320.0 - 16.9China (Xinjiang) L. sp. (125716)
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Gansu) L. xishuiensis (175357)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63China (Qinghai) Plesiosminthus lajeensis (34671)