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Anthracomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Anthracomys was named by Schaub (1938). It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Anthracomys Schaub
1997Anthracomys 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()
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
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusAnthracomysSchaub 1938

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. †Anthracomys Schaub 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the MN 14 or 8.72500 to 4.16000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Italy A. majori (92423)
MN 145.09 - 4.16France (Laguedoc-Roussillon Region) A. meini (37048)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Soria) A. meini (40548)