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Youngomys yunnanensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gobiomyidae

Taxonomy
Youngomys yunnanensis was named by Wang (2001). Its type specimen is IVPP V12396.1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caijiachong (IVPP Loc. 80021), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Caijiachong Formation of China. It is the type species of Youngomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Youngomys yunnanensis Wang

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyGobiomyidae
genusYoungomys
speciesyunnanensis

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.

†Youngomys yunnanensis Wang 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Youngomys yunnanensis (type locality: 175390 175391 175394)