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Tataromys minor

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Taxonomy
Leptotataromys minor was named by Huang (1985). Its type specimen is IVPP V7347, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulantatal (general area), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Ulantatal Formation of China.

It was recombined as Tataromys minor by Vianey-Liaud et al. (2006).

Subspecies
T. longidens

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Leptotataromys minor Huang
1997Tataromys parvus Wang
2006Tataromys minor 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
speciesminor()

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 minor Huang 1985
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†Tataromys minor longidens Schmidt-Kittler et al. 2007
Invalid names: Tataromys parvus Wang 1997 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

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

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Leptotataromys minor (174759) Tataromys minor (175386 175406)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Tataromys minor (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Ningxia) Tataromys minor (182895)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Tataromys minor (75588 75599 180971 180972)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Nei Mongol) Tataromys minor (175407 175408 175409 175410 175411)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Tataromys minor (182075 187257)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) Tataromys parvus (175388)