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Stephanomys ramblensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Stephanomys ramblensis was named by van de Weerd (1976) [Type specimen held in the Instituto Provincial de Paleontologia, Sabadell.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Valdecebro 3, which is in the Turolian of marl the Alfambra Formation Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. balcellsi, S. debruijni, S. donnezani, S. dubari

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Stephanomys ramblensis van de Weerd

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusStephanomysSchaub 1938
speciesramblensis

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.

†Stephanomys ramblensis van de Weerd 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. van de Weerd 1976A small and brachydont Stepahonomys species. S. ramblensis has smaller and lower teeth than S. donnezani, S. minor and S. balcellci.
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: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Castellon) Stephanomys ramblensis (34928)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Albacete) Stephanomys ramblensis (41930)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Stephanomys ramblensis (26752)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Andalusia) Stephanomys ramblensis (36108 36109 36111)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Stephanomys ramblensis (40758)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Aragon) Stephanomys ramblensis (35320 35321 35341 35342 type locality: 35346)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal Stephanomys ramblensis (91423)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) Stephanomys ramblensis (65955)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Spain (Aragon) Stephanomys ramblensis (38803)