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Alagomys oriensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Alagomyidae

Taxonomy
Alagomys oriensis was named by Tong and Dawson (1995). Its type specimen is IVPP 10693, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xishangtuan Coal Mine, which is in an Eocene terrestrial coal in the Wutu Formation of China.

Entered
by P. Coster on 2016-02-18; modified by P. Mannion on 2016-12-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Alagomys oriensis Tong and Dawson

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyAlagomyidae
genusAlagomys
speciesoriensis

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.

†Alagomys oriensis Tong and Dawson 1995
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Shandong) Alagomys oriensis (77929 type locality: 183188)