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Rhizospalax

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Rhizospalax was named by Miller and Gidley (1919). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Rhizospalax Miller and Gidley
1997Rhizospalax McKenna and Bell

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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
genusRhizospalaxMiller and Gidley 1919

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. †Rhizospalax Miller and Gidley 1919
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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) R. poirrieri (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) R. poirrieri (66105 66109 66111)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) R. poirrieri (182805)