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Sminthozapus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Sminthozapus was named by Sulimski (1962). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Zapodidae by Agadjanian and Kowalski (1978), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Sminthozapus Sulimski
1978Sminthozapus Agadjanian and Kowalski
1997Sminthozapus 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
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
genusSminthozapusSulimski 1962

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. †Sminthozapus Sulimski 1962
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 14 to the top of the MN 16 or 5.09000 to 2.24500 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 145.09 - 4.16Poland S. sp. (32240)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) S. janossyi (43633)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Poland S. janossyi (33473)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) S. janossyi (35358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania S. betfianus (32145)