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Litodonomys lajeensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Taxonomy
Plesiosminthus lajeensis was named by Li and Qiu (1980). Its type specimen is IVPP V.5998.

It was recombined as Litodonomys lajeensis by Daxner-Höck et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Plesiosminthus lajeensis Li and Qiu
2014Litodonomys lajeensis Daxner-Höck 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()
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
genusLitodonomys
specieslajeensis()

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.

†Litodonomys lajeensis Li and Qiu 1980
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Litodonomys lajeensis (182078 182081 182082 182084 182085)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Litodonomys lajeensis (180969)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98China (Xinjiang) Litodonomys lajeensis (181068)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Mongolia Litodonomys lajeensis (182134)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia Litodonomys lajeensis (180965 180975 180976 182088 182136 187313 187314) Litodonomys sp. (180966 180967)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98China (Qinghai) Plesiosminthus lajeensis (34674)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63China (Qinghai) Plesiosminthus lajeensis (34671)