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Patriotheridomys altus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Patriotheridomys altus was named by Vianey-Liaud (1974). Its type specimen is ECA 1514, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Escamps A, which is in a MP 19 karst phosphorite in France. It is the type species of Patriotheridomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Patriotheridomys altus Vianey-Liaud

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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
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyTheridomyinaeAlston 1876
genusPatriotheridomys
speciesaltus

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.

†Patriotheridomys altus Vianey-Liaud 1974
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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, Grimes et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 19 to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Patriotheridomys altus (12844 12845)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France Patriotheridomys altus (type locality: 84656)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Patriotheridomys altus (12842 12843 12852 12854 31764)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Dordogne) Patriotheridomys altus (181124)
MP 20 - MP 2137.71 - 27.3France (Occitanie) Patriotheridomys altus (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Patriotheridomys altus (200413)