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Zhungaromys gromovi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Zhungaromys gromovi was named by Emry et al. (1998). Its type specimen is IZ NAS RK, N34/237, a tooth (Left M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shinzhaly K1A and K1B, which is in an Irdinmanhan terrestrial mudstone in the Kolpak Formation of Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Zhungaromys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Zhungaromys gromovi Emry et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusZhungaromys
speciesgromovi

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.

Zhungaromys gromovi Emry et al. 1998
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Irdinmanhan or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71Kazakhstan Zhungaromys gromovi (type locality: 177047 177048 177049)