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Shamosminthus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Shamosminthus was named by Huang (1992). Its type is Shamosminthus tongi.

It was assigned to Zapodidae by Huang (1992).

Species
S. sodovis, S. tongi (type species), S. xiningensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Shamosminthus Huang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
genusShamosminthus

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. †Shamosminthus Huang 1992
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†Shamosminthus sodovis Daxner-Höck 2001
†Shamosminthus tongi Huang 1992
†Shamosminthus xiningensis Li and Qiu 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) S. tongi (175406)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia S. sodovis (75601 175168)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) S. sodovis (75595 135791 135792 135793 135803 135804 175169 180955 180956 180960 180962 180963 180964 182131 187263 187312 201191) S. sp. (180961)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye S. sodovis (31604)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) S. tongi, S. sodovis (182075 182081)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) S. tongi (175407 175408 175409 175412)