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Litodonomys huangheensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Taxonomy
Litodonomys huangheensis was named by Wang and Qiu (2000). Its type specimen is IVPP V11768, a tooth (Right M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shangxigou (GL 9601B), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Xianshuihe Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Litodonomys huangheensis Wang and Qiu

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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()
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
specieshuangheensis

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.

Litodonomys huangheensis Wang and Qiu 2000
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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
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) Litodonomys huangheensis (175355 175381 type locality: 175383)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) Litodonomys huangheensis (175410)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Litodonomys huangheensis (75588) Litodonomys sp. (176448)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Litodonomys huangheensis (180969)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia Litodonomys huangheensis (180965 180975 182089 187313)