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Tamquammyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Tamquammyidae

Taxonomy
Tamquammyidae was named by Shevyreva (1983).

It was assigned to Ctenodactyloidea by Averianov (1996) and Tong (1997).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Cocomyidae de Bruijn et al.
1983Tamquammyidae Shevyreva
1988Cocomyidae Carroll
1990Orogomyidae Dashzeveg
1996Tamquammyidae Averianov
1997Tamquammyidae Tong

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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
familyTamquammyidaeShevyreva 1983
familyTamquammyidaeShevyreva 1983

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.

Fm. †Tamquammyidae Shevyreva 1983
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G. †Orogomys Dashzeveg 1990
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†Orogomys obscurus Dashzeveg 1990
Subfm. †Tamquammyinae Tong 1997
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G. †Adolomys Shevyreva 1989
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†Adolomys ameristus Shevyreva 1989
G. †Bumbanomys Shevyreva 1989
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†Bumbanomys edestus Shevyreva 1989
G. †Kharomys Dashzeveg 1990
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†Kharomys gracilis Dashzeveg 1990
†Kharomys mirandus Dashzeveg 1990
G. †Sharomys Dashzeveg 1990
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†Sharomys parvus Dashzeveg 1990
†Sharomys singularis Dashzeveg 1990
G. †Tsagamys Dashzeveg 1990
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†Tsagamys subitus Dashzeveg 1990
G. †Ulanomys Dashzeveg 1990
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†Ulanomys mirificus Dashzeveg 1990
G. †Viriosomys Tong 1997
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†Viriosomys jingweni Tong 1997
G. †Tsagankhushumys Shevyreva 1989
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†Tsagankhushumys deriphatus Shevyreva 1989
Invalid names: Cocomyidae de Bruijn et al. 1982 [synonym], Orogomyidae Dashzeveg 1990 [synonym], Tsinlingomyinae Tong 1997 [empty]
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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 55.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Adolomys sp. (28490)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Adolomys ameristus, Tsagankhushumys deriphatus, Sharomys singularis, Bumbanomys edestus, Sharomys parvus, Kharomys gracilis, Tsagamys subitus, Orogomys obscurus (37206)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Sharomys singularis, Sharomys parvus, Kharomys mirandus (133397) Ulanomys mirificus (180676)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hunan) Tsagamys subitus (87239)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Cocomyidae indet. (175178)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Cocomyidae indet. (51856)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) Viriosomys jingweni (174738)