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Zenkerellinae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Anomaluridae

Taxonomy
Zenkerellinae was named by Matschie (1898).

It was reranked as the family Zenkerellidae by Heritage et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Anomaluroidea by Heritage et al. (2016); and to Anomaluridae by Marivaux et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Zenkerellinae Matschie
2016Zenkerellidae Heritage et al.
2017Zenkerellinae Marivaux et al.

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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
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyAnomaluridaeGill 1872
subfamilyZenkerellinaeMatschie 1898
subfamilyZenkerellinaeMatschie 1898

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.

Subfm. †Zenkerellinae Matschie 1898
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G. †Oromys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Oromys zenkerellinopsis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Prozenkerella Coster et al. 2015
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†Prozenkerella saharaensis Coster et al. 2015
G. Zenkerella Matschie 1898 [flightless scaly-tailed squirrel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:16:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya (Sirt Basin) Prozenkerella saharaensis (166446)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Morocco Oromys zenkerellinopsis (181052)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Zenkerella wintoni (28293)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Zenkerella sp. (22069)