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Tsinlingomys youngi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Tsinlingomys youngi was named by Li (1963). Its type specimen is IVPP V2729, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mengjiapo, fossil locality no. 57202, Lushi basin, which is in an Eocene lacustrine marl/siltstone in the Lushi Formation of China. It is the type species of Tsinlingomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Tsinlingomys youngi Li

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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
genusTsinlingomys
speciesyoungi

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.

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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Henan) Tsinlingomys youngi (type locality: 46193)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3China (Henan) Tsinlingomys youngi (174738)