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Plesiosminthus conjunctus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Plesiosminthus conjunctus was named by Ziegler (1994). Its type specimen is SMNS 45661, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Herrlingen 8, which is in a MP 28 fissure fill limestone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Plesiosminthus conjunctus Ziegler

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
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
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
subfamilySicistinaeAllen 1901
genusPlesiosminthusViret 1926
speciesconjunctusZiegler 1994

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.

Plesiosminthus conjunctus Ziegler 1994
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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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Spain (Teruel) Plesiosminthus conjunctus (31013)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plesiosminthus conjunctus (type locality: 59125)