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Anomaluromorphi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Anomaluromorpha is an infraorder. It is extant.

It was corrected as Anomaluromorphi by D’Elía et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Sciurognathi by Nowak (1999); and to Supramyomorpha by D’Elía et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Anomaluridae, Pedetidae, Zenkerellidae
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2005-08-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Anomaluromorpha Nowak
2019Anomaluromorphi D’Elía et al. p. 862

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
suborderSupramyomorpha
infraorderAnomaluromorphi
infraorderAnomaluromorphi

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.

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Fm. Anomaluridae Gill 1872 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Subfm. Anomalurinae Heritage et al. 2016
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G. Anomalurus Waterhouse 1843 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Anomalurus jacksoni de Winton 1898
Anomalurus pusillus Thomas 1887 [dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel]
G. †Argouburus Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Argouburus minutus Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Eliwourus Seiffert et al. 2024
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†Eliwourus topernawiensis Seiffert et al. 2024
Subfm. Idiurinae Miller and Gidley 1918
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G. Idiurus Matschie 1894 [flying squirrel]
G. †Nementchamys Jaegar et al. 1985
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†Nementchamys lavocati Jaegar et al. 1985
G. †Paranomalurus Lavocat 1973
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†Paranomalurus riodeoroensis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Pondaungimys Dawson et al. 2003
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†Pondaungimys anomaluropsis Dawson et al. 2003
G. †Shazurus Sallam et al. 2010
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†Shazurus minutus Sallam et al. 2010
Fm. Pedetidae Gray 1825 [springhare]
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G. †Megapedetes MacInnes 1957
G. †Parapedetes Stromer 1926
G. Pedetes Illiger 1811 [springhaas]
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Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 [East African springhare]
Fm. †Zenkerellidae Matschie 1898
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G. †Oromys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Oromys zenkerellinopsis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Prozenkerella Coster et al. 2015
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†Prozenkerella saharaensis Coster et al. 2015
G. Zenkerella Matschie 1898 [flightless scaly-tailed squirrel]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Pondaungimys anomaluropsis (41333 41393 177023)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Algeria Anomaluridae indet., Nementchamys lavocati (59733)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Shazurus minutus (67706)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Libya (Sirt Basin) Prozenkerella saharaensis (166446)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Morocco Paranomalurus riodeoroensis (181053) Paranomalurus riodeoroensis, Argouburus minutus, Oromys zenkerellinopsis (181052)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Anomaluridae indet. (162464 175334)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Kenya Eliwourus topernawiensis (235704)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kenya Pedetidae indet., Megapedetes sp., Paranomalurus sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (21723)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Zenkerella wintoni (28293)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Megapedetes pentadactylus, Paranomalurus walkeri (87341) Megapedetes sp., Paranomalurus sp. (27857) Paranomalurus sp. (27856 27858)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (192070)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Saudi Arabia Megapedetes pentadactylus (47069 47095)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Pedetidae indet. (21339)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Megapedetes sp. (22078) Megapedetes sp., Zenkerella sp. (22069) Pedetidae indet. (22071) Pedetidae indet., Anomalurus parvus (22306)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Kenya Pedetidae indet., Anomaluridae indet. (22273)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Megapedetes sp. 1, Megapedetes sp. 2 (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Megapedetes sp., Anomaluridae indet. (21340)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Kenya (Turkana District) Anomaluridae indet. (21332)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Pedetes laetoliensis (32050)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21818)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21816)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Pedetes sp. (21824)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Pedetes sp. (21825 21828 21829)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21963)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21276)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Pedetes surdaster (21893)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Pedetes surdaster (21932)