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Tarnomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Pseudosciuridae

Taxonomy
Tarnomys was named by Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler (1976). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Theridomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Pseudosciuridae by Hooker (1986), Peláez-Campomanes (2000).

Species
T. quercinus
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. quercyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Tarnomys Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler
1986Tarnomys Hooker p. 298
1997Tarnomys McKenna and Bell
2000Tarnomys Peláez-Campomanes p. 338

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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()
orderRodentia
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyPseudosciuridaeZittel 1893
genusTarnomysHartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976

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. †Tarnomys Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976
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†Tarnomys quercinus Hartenberger and Schmidt-Kittler 1976
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 21:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) T. quercyi (39299) T. sp. (9071 9074 39264 41652 41665)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) T. quercinus (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) T. quercinus (36708)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Teruel) T. quercinus (79737)