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Blainvillimys langei

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Blainvillimys langei was named by Vianey-Liaud (1972). Its type specimen is AUB 2352, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aubrelong 1, which is in an Oligocene fissure fill phosphorite/claystone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. heimersheimensis, B. varleti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Blainvillimys langei Vianey-Liaud
2009Blainvillimys langei Vianey-Liaud and Schmid

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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
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyTheridomyinaeAlston 1876
genusBlainvillimysGervais 1848
specieslangeiVianey-Liaud 1972

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.

†Blainvillimys langei Vianey-Liaud 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 08:47:53
Modified: 2005-09-01 10:47:53
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Grimes et al. 2004, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MP 21 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 - 27.3Spain (Aragon) Blainvillimys langei (68877)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Limousin) Blainvillimys langei (31753)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Blainvillimys langei (type locality: 31583)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Blainvillimys langei (36708)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Spain (Andalucía) Blainvillimys langei (91468)