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Pseudomeriones abbreviatus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Lophocricetus abbreviatus was named by Teilhard (1926). It is the type species of Pseudomeriones.

It was recombined as Pseudomeriones abbreviatus by Schaub (1934) and de Bruijn et al. (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Gerbillus matthewi Young
1934Pseudomeriones abbreviatus Schaub
1970Pseudomeriones abbreviatus de Bruijn et al. p. 561

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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
subfamilyGerbillinae()
genusPseudomerionesSchaub 1934
speciesabbreviatus(Teilhard 1926)

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.

Pseudomeriones abbreviatus Teilhard 1926
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Invalid names: Gerbillus matthewi Young 1927 [synonym]
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: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the MN 13 or 5.33300 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 137.246 - 4.9Greece (Rhodes) Pseudomeriones abbreviatus (68046)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Pseudomeriones abbreviatus (75300)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Afghanistan Pseudomeriones abbreviatus (43010)