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Ardynomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Ardynomys Matthew and Granger
1991Ardynomys Wang and Wang
1997Ardynomys McKenna and Bell

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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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusArdynomys

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. †Ardynomys Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Ardynomys chihi Matthew and Granger 1925
†Ardynomys glambus Shevyreva 1972
†Ardynomys occidentalis Burke 1936
†Ardynomys olseni Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Ardynomys russelli Dashzeveg 1996 [synonym]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Ulangochuian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean - Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) A. occidentalis (16840)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) A. occidentalis (16990)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) A. saskatchewaensis (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) A. occidentalis (16888 17016) A. sp. (16934)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) A. saskatchewensis (16991)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Kazakhstan A. sp. (201016)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) A. russelli (174918) A. sp. (174715)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia A. olseni, A. chihi (73781)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) A. sp. (77908 174752)
Ulangochuian37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) A. olseni (73811)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) A. sp. (182131 187298 187301 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) A. sp. (34695 174759)