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Gobiomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gobiomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Gobiomys Wang
2015Gobiomys Li and Meng

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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
genusGobiomys

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. †Gobiomys Wang 2001
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Gobiomys asiaticus Wang 2001
Gobiomys exiguus Wang 2001
Gobiomys neimongolensis Meng et al. 1999
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71Mongolia G. exiguus (182486)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) G. sp. (174721) Mergenomys neimongolensis (174737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) G. exiguus, G. asiaticus (174914) G. neimongolensis (175823) G. sp., G. neimongolensis, G. exiguus (174913)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) G. neimongolensis (174915)