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Monosaulax minutus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Chalicomys minutus was named by von Meyer (1838).

It was recombined as Monosaulax minutus by Wilson (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. changpeiensis, M. eseri, M. tunggurensis
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-05-08; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chalicomys minutus von Meyer
1960Monosaulax minutus Wilson p. 70

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
genusMonosaulax
speciesminutus(von Meyer 1838)

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.

†Monosaulax minutus von Meyer 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 9 or 15.98000 to 9.67000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Monosaulax minutus (90354)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Trogontherium minutum (46267)
MN 5 - MN 915.98 - 9.67France Monosaulax minutus (191825 191828)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Trogontherium minutum (46277)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Trogontherium minutum (75481)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Slovakia (Trnava) Trogontherium minutum (69719)