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Anomoemys lohiculus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Taxonomy
Prosciurus lohiculus was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 19100, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Anomoemys.

It was recombined as Anomoemys lohiculus by Wang (1986) and Gomes Rodrigues et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Prosciurus lohiculus Matthew and Granger
1986Anomoemys lohiculus Wang
2014Anomoemys lohiculus Gomes Rodrigues et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusAnomoemys
specieslohiculus()

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.

†Anomoemys lohiculus Matthew and Granger 1923
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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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Anomoemys lohiculus (175168) Prosciurus lohiculus (type locality: 53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Anomoemys lohiculus (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Anomoemys lohiculus (135791 182131)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Anomoemys lohiculus (174759 175406)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Ningxia) Anomoemys lohiculus (182895)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Nei Mongol) Anomoemys lohiculus (175408)