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Germanomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Germanomys was named by Heller (1936). It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Germanomys Heller
1997Germanomys 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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusGermanomysHeller 1936

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. †Germanomys Heller 1936
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the MN 16 or 3.60000 to 2.24500 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) G. weileri (35076)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) G. weileri (43633)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55China (Hebei) G. sp. (42478)
MN 154.16 - 3.55Germany (Hessen) G. weileri (68712)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58China (Hebei) G. sp. (13486)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Italy (Piedmont) G. sp. (49360)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8China (Hebei) G. sp. (43208 43210 43211 43212 43389 43390 43391 43392 43394 43395)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) G. sp. (35370) G. weileri (35358)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Slovakia G. sp. (41026 41027)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary G. sp. (39797)