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Eotalpa

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Eotalpa was named by Sigé et al. (1977). Its type is Eotalpa anglica.

It was assigned to Talpidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
E. anglica (type species), E. belgica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Eotalpa Sigé et al.
1988Eotalpa Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusEotalpaSigé et al. 1977

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.

G. †Eotalpa Sigé et al. 1977
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Eotalpa anglica Sigé et al. 1977
Eotalpa belgica Smith 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) E. anglica (39014)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. anglica (184230)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. anglica (9074 39236 39300 39662 41665)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. anglica (28747)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium E. belgica (31748)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) E. belgica (75867)