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Plesispermophilus angustidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Plesispermophilus angustidens was named by Filhol (1882). Its type specimen is MNHN 1903-20-FIA2, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Plesispermophilus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Plesispermophilus angustidens Filhol

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
genusPlesispermophilusFilhol 1882
speciesangustidensFilhol 1882

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: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MP 22 to the top of the MP 25 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Plesispermophilus angustidens (36984)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Plesispermophilus angustidens (179142 181092)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Plesispermophilus angustidens (91491)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Plesispermophilus angustidens (167537)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Plesispermophilus angustidens (183508)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Plesispermophilus angustidens (36711)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.04Germany (Hesse) Plesispermophilus angustidens (186510)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plesispermophilus angustidens (184094)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Germany Plesispermophilus angustidens (183682)