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Heosminthus chimidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Taxonomy
Heosminthus chimidae was named by Daxner-Höck et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NHMW 2013/0128/0001, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taatsiin Gol, right side, section TGR-B, layer 1, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial mudstone in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Heosminthus chimidae Daxner-Höck et al.

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyDipodidaeWaterhouse 1842
genusHeosminthusWang 1985
specieschimidae

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.

†Heosminthus chimidae Daxner-Höck et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:22:15
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, 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 (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Heosminthus chimidae (75595 135791 175169 175171 180953 180955 180956 180958 180959 180960 180961 180962 180963 180964 182131 187260 187263 187293 187294 187295 187296 187298 187299 187301 187304 201176 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Heosminthus chimidae (type locality: 75601 175168 180954)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Heosminthus chimidae (180986 182074 182075 182078 182081 182082 187257 187258 187300)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Heosminthus chimidae (75588 182072)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Heosminthus chimidae (180969)