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Apeomys asiaticus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Apeomys asiaticus was named by Qiu (2017). Its type specimen is IVPP V 23218, a tooth (Right P4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhengji, which is in a Shanwangian fluvial-lacustrine conglomerate in the Xiacaowan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Apeomys asiaticus Qiu p. 98 fig. 2

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
subfamilyApeomyinae
genusApeomysFahlbusch 1968
speciesasiaticus

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.

Apeomys asiaticus Qiu 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu 2017"Relatively large species of Apeomys. P4 with anteroloph fused with protoloph, syncline I lacking or obliterated in the early stage of wear, mesoloph absent, and syncline II+III closed lingually."
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Shanwangian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Jiangsu) Apeomys asiaticus (type locality: 235566)