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Proscapanus sansaniensis

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Proscapanus sansaniensis was named by Lartet (1851).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet
2024Proscapanus sansaniensis Cailleux et al. p. 142

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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
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeScalopiniDobson 1883
genusProscapanus
speciessansaniensisLartet 1851

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.

†Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
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 MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France Proscapanus sansaniensis (200296)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (205184)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Proscapanus sansaniensis (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Proscapanus sansaniensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Proscapanus sansaniensis (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) Proscapanus sansaniensis (71873)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Proscapanus sansaniensis (148396)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Proscapanus sansaniensis (45597 45612 45613)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Proscapanus sansaniensis (31326)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (49418 205187)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Proscapanus sansaniensis (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Proscapanus sansaniensis (32071 32072)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Proscapanus sansaniensis (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Proscapanus sansaniensis (142149)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Proscapanus sansaniensis (45603 45610 45614)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Proscapanus sansaniensis (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (67162 67164 67165 67166)