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Heteroxerus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Heteroxerus was named by Stehlin and Schaub (1951). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sciuridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
H. grivensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. huerzeleri, H. hurzeleri, H. lavocati, H. paulhiacensis, H. rubricati

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Heteroxerus Stehlin and Schaub
1997Heteroxerus McKenna and Bell

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
genusHeteroxerusStehlin and Schaub 1951

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. †Heteroxerus Stehlin and Schaub 1951
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†Heteroxerus grivensis Major 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 33.90000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France H. sp. (183381)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. lavocati (36876)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) H. sp. (78743)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04Spain (Aragon) H. lavocati (68420)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Bavaria) H. lavocati, H. paulhiacensis (84364)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. lavocati, H. paulhiacensis (66109 66111)
MP 30 - MN 127.3 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. paulhiacensis (66110)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Spain (Huesca) H. paulhiacensis (67191)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. sp. (66147)
Aquitanian - Serravallian23.04 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. rubricati (36882)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) H. rubricati (136269)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) H. rubricati (35751)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France H. hurzeleri (200296)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) H. paulhiacensis (200441)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) H. sp. (35750)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. paulhiacensis (66138)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Huesca) H. rubricati (67192)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Valencia) H. rubricati (40031)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. sp., H. rubricati (69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. rubricati (36878 36879 36881 36883 36884 36886)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) H. rubricati (205184)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) H. rubricati (40716)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Toledo) H. sp. (40721)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. rubricati (36877)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Huesca) H. rubricati (67390)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Spain (Madrid) H. rubricati (40747)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) H. rubricati (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Zürich) H. sp. (46268)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Spain H. rubricati, H. grivensis (70805)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Region Centre) H. sp. (35441)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) H. rubricati (44977) H. sp. (45604 45612 45613)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. hurzeleri (36888)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France H. huerzeleri (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) H. rubricati (180192)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany H. sp. (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) H. rubricati (205187)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. rubricati (48325)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Zürich) H. sp. (46234 46236)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) H. rubricati, H. grivensis (32071 32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) H. rubricati (44955 44972 44973 44974 44975 44976)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Schaffhausen) H. sp. (46267)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. hurzeleri (36887)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France (Gers) H. grivensis (143472)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain H. sp. (197676)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) H. rubricati (197674) H. sp. (197672)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Spain (Catalonia) H. sp. (199537)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) H. sp. (45603 45614)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) H. grivensis (38137)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Spain (Soria) H. grivensis (40755)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. hurzeleri (36889)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Portugal (Setúbal) H. rubricati (65952)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Zaragoza) H. huerzeleri (35880) H. rubricati (35876 35877)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Segovia) H. huerzeleri (40766 40767)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Catalonia) H. grivensis (193492)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Aragon) H. sp., H. huerzeleri (35302)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) H. sp. (36977)