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Tsaganomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Taxonomy
Tsaganomys was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type is Tsaganomys altaicus.

It was assigned to Tsaganomyinae by Matthew and Granger (1923), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
T. altaicus (type species), T. minutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Tsaganomys Matthew and Granger
1997Tsaganomys 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyBathyergidaeWaterhouse 1841
subfamilyTsaganomyinae
genusTsaganomys

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. †Tsaganomys Matthew and Granger 1923
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†Tsaganomys altaicus Matthew and Granger 1923
†Tsaganomys minutus Kowalski 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:41
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Ningxia) T. sp., T. altaicus, T. minutus (182895)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) T. altaicus (75595 135791 175169 175171 180955 180956 180959 180961 180963 180964 182041 182042 182054 182055 182063 182131 201185 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia T. altaicus (53979 175168)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) T. altaicus (175386 175387 176066) T. altaicus, Cyclomylus minutus, T. minutus (174759)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Gansu) T. altaicus (182899)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) T. altaicus (42061 71433 71434 175388 176451 176452 176454 176455)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia T. altaicus (75588 75599 176446 176447 180971 182056 182057 182058 182059 182060 182061)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Bayankhongor) T. altaicus (75598)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) T. altaicus (182075 182076 182078 182081 182084 183914)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) T. sp. (73994 74001)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia T. altaicus (182090)