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Dinosorex anatolicus

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Dinosorex anatolicus was named by van den Hoek Ostende (1995). Its type specimen is MTA, Ke 6421, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Keseköy, which is in a MN 3 lacustrine claystone/coal in Türkiye.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. grycivensis, D. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Dinosorex anatolicus van den Hoek Ostende p. 5 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 1

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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
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyHeterosoricinaeViret and Zapfe 1951
genusDinosorex
speciesanatolicus

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.

†Dinosorex anatolicus van den Hoek Ostende 1995
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. W. van den Hoek Ostende 1995Dinosorex anatolicus is a medium-sized species of Dinosorex. The m1 and m2 bear well-developed entocristids. The outline of the occlusal surface of the P4 is irregularly quadrangular to sub-triangular. The m1/m2 ratio is low (ca. 1.15)
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MN 3 or 20.00000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye Dinosorex anatolicus (64379 64380 208574 208576)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye (Manisa) Dinosorex anatolicus (207048)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye (Ankara) Dinosorex anatolicus (64376 64377 64378)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Türkiye (Ankara) Dinosorex anatolicus (type locality: 64373)