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Prodistylomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Distylomyidae

Taxonomy
Prodistylomys was named by Wang and Qi (1989). Its type is Prodistylomys xinjiangensis.

It was assigned to Distylomyidae by Wang and Qi (1989).

Species
P. xinjiangensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. mongoliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prodistylomys Wang and Qi

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyDistylomyidae
genusProdistylomys

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. †Prodistylomys Wang and Qi 1989
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†Prodistylomys xinjiangensis Wang and Qi 1989
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98China (Xinjiang) P. xinjiangensis (176329)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia P. mongoliensis (180976 182089) P. sp. (180965 180966 180967 182088)