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Pseudogelocus mongolicus

Mammalia - Gelocidae

Taxonomy
Pseudogelocus mongolicus was named by Vislobokova and Daxner-Höck (2002). Its type specimen is NHMW 2001z0070/0001/1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taatsiin Gol, TGR-AB/22, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. scotti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pseudogelocus mongolicus Vislobokova and Daxner-Höck

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyGelocidaeSchlosser 1886
genusPseudogelocusSchlosser 1902
speciesmongolicus

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.

†Pseudogelocus mongolicus Vislobokova and Daxner-Höck 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Pseudogelocus mongolicus (75595 135791 135793 type locality: 175169 201191)