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Diamantomys luederitzi

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Diamantomys luederitzi was named by Stromer (1922) [You can find the illustration of the holotype in the reference: E. Stromer. 1926. Reste Land- und Süsswasser bewohnender Wirbeltiere aus den Diamantfeldern Deutsch Südwestafrica. In E. Kaiser (ed.), Die Diamantenwüste Südwest- Afrikas. Berlin: D. Reimer. 2:139-141, Tafel 41. Fig. 32a, b, c.]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Diamantomys luederitzi Stromer p. 334

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
genusDiamantomysStromer 1922
speciesluederitzi

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.

†Diamantomys luederitzi Stromer 1922
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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 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Diamantomys luederitzi (21723 236791)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Namibia Diamantomys luederitzi (70420)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Diamantomys luederitzi (27856 27857 27858 87341)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda (Karamoja) Diamantomys luederitzi (235581 235644 235646 235659 235662)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Diamantomys luederitzi (28441)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Diamantomys luederitzi (22273 22303)