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Protalactaga tunggurensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dipodidae

Taxonomy
Protalactaga tunggurensis was named by Wood (1936).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Protalactaga tunggurensis Wood
1981Protalactaga tunggurensis Qiu 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyDipodidaeWaterhouse 1842
genusProtalactagaYoung 1929
speciestunggurensisWood 1936

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:22:15
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Turolian or 15.98000 to 5.09000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63China (Qinghai) Protalactaga tunggurensis (34670 34673)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Gansu) Protalactaga tunggurensis (42675)