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Argyromys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Argyromys was named by Schaub (1958). Its type is Argyromys aralensis.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Schaub (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997), López-Guerrero et al. (2017).

Species
A. aralensis (syn. Protalactaga borissiaki, Schaubeumys woodi) (type species), A. cicigei
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. woodi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Argyromys Schaub p. 807 fig. 268
1997Argyromys McKenna and Bell
2017Argyromys López-Guerrero et al.

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusArgyromysSchaub 1958

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. †Argyromys Schaub 1958
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†Argyromys aralensis Argyropulo 1939
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Invalid names: Protalactaga borissiaki Argyropulo 1939 [synonym], Schaubeumys woodi Argyropulo 1939 [synonym]
†Argyromys cicigei López-Guerrero et al. 2017
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Schaub 1958Argyromys n. gen. dont l'espèce type est Argyromys aralensis (Argyropoulo), 1939. Les molaires présentent certains détails qu'on trouve chez Anomalomys, mais leur structure générale reste bien plus primitive.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Plesiodipus sp. (175406)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) Plesiodipus sp. (175411)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia A. cicigei (180971)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan A. woodi, Protalactaga borissiaki, A. aralensis (64413) Schaubeumys woodi (74900)