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Gobiomyidae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gobiomyidae

Taxonomy
Gobiomyidae was named by Wang (2001). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ctenodactyloidea by Wang (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Gobiomyidae Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
orderRodentia
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyGobiomyidae
familyGobiomyidae

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.

Fm. †Gobiomyidae Wang 2001
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G. †Gobiomys Wang 2001
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†Gobiomys asiaticus Wang 2001
†Gobiomys exiguus Wang 2001
†Gobiomys neimongolensis Meng et al. 1999
G. †Mergenomys Dashzeveg and Meng 1998
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†Mergenomys orientalis Dashzeveg and Meng 1998
G. †Youngomys Wang 2001
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†Youngomys pisinnus Wang 2001
†Youngomys yunnanensis Wang 2001
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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71Mongolia Gobiomys exiguus (182486)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Gobiomys sp. (174721) Mergenomys neimongolensis (174737)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mongolia Mergenomys orientalis (174909)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Gobiomys exiguus, Gobiomys asiaticus (174914) Gobiomys neimongolensis (175823) Gobiomys sp., Gobiomys neimongolensis, Gobiomys exiguus (174913)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Youngomys sp., Youngomys pisinnus (175392) Youngomys yunnanensis (175390 175391 175394)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Gobiomys neimongolensis (174915)