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Selenomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Selenomys Matthew and Granger
1997Selenomys McKenna and Bell
2013Selenomys Maridet and Ni

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetopinae()
genusSelenomys

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. †Selenomys Matthew and Granger 1923
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Selenomys mimicus Matthew and Granger 1923
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, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) S. mimicus (174759 175253 175386 175816 175817 175818)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) S. mimicus (135791 180953 187298 201176)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia S. mimicus (53979)