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Typhlomys storchi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Typhlomys storchi was named by Qiu and Ni (2019). Its type specimen is IVPP V 25886, a tooth (Right M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yuanmou Loc. 9905, which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Typhlomys storchi Qiu and Ni p. 390 fig. 6,8

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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()
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
subfamilyPlatacanthomyinae(Alston 1876)
genusTyphlomysMilne-Edwards 1877
speciesstorchi

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.

Typhlomys storchi Qiu and Ni 2019
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu and X. Ni 2019"Large-sized species of Typhlomys. Molars with concave grinding surface, six inclined diagonal ridges separated by five synclines, continuous endoloph(id)s and ectoloph(id)s incorporated with the anteroloph(id)s and posteroloph(id)s to circle the occlusal surface without buccal opening of synclines II and III. Anterior portion of M1 distinctly extending forward."
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Typhlomys storchi (type locality: 235588 235589)