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Blainvillimys gemellus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Blainvillimys gemellus was named by Vianey-Liaud (1989). Its type specimen is PLA 407, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Plante 2, which is in a MP 22 terrestrial phosphorite in France.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Blainvillimys gemellus Vianey-Liaud

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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
speciesgemellusVianey-Liaud 1989

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 gemellus Vianey-Liaud 1989
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Grimes et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Blainvillimys gemellus (167537)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Blainvillimys gemellus (type locality: 179142)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France Blainvillimys gemellus (183381)