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Huangomys frequens

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Taxonomy
Huangomys frequens was named by Schmidt-Kittler et al. (2007). Its type specimen is NHMW 2006z0068/0001, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taatsiin Gol, right side, section TGR-B, layer 1, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Huangomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Huangomys frequens Schmidt-Kittler 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()
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
familyCtenodactylidaeGervais 1853
genusHuangomys
speciesfrequens

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.

†Huangomys frequens Schmidt-Kittler et al. 2007
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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
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, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Tataromyinae n. gen. 1 (175406)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Huangomys frequens (175169 180955 180958 180959 182131)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Huangomys frequens (type locality: 75601)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Huangomys frequens (75588)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) Huangomys frequens (175411 175412) Tataromyinae n. gen. 1 (175407 175408 175409)