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Kherem

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Kherem was named by Minjin (2004). Its type is Kherem hsandgoliensis.

It was assigned to Sciuridae by Minjin (2004); and to Cedromurinae by Wang and Dashzeveg (2005).

Species
K. asiatica, K. hsandgoliensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Kherem Minjin
2005Kherem Wang and Dashzeveg

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
subfamilyCedromurinaeKorth and Emry 1991
genusKherem

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. †Kherem Minjin 2004
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Kherem asiatica Wang and Dashzeveg 2005
Kherem hsandgoliensis Minjin 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Bayankhongor) K. asiatica, K. hsandgoliensis (176359)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia K. hsandgoliensis (176448)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia K. hsandgoliensis (85060) K. shandgoliensis, K. hsandgoliensis (180965 180975 182091)