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Argyromys cicigei

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Argyromys cicigei was named by López-Guerrero et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NHMW 2015/0312/0001, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taatsiin Gol West, TGW-A/2a, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Argyromys cicigei López-Guerrero et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusArgyromysSchaub 1958
speciescicigei

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.

Argyromys cicigei López-Guerrero et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Plesiodipus sp. (175406)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Argyromys cicigei (type locality: 180971)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) Plesiodipus sp. (175411)