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Galerix symeonidisi

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Galerix symeonidisi was named by Doukas (1986) [reposited in the University of Athens (AMPG) collection]. Its type specimen is AMPG AL 3036, a tooth (M2 sin.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aliveri, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial horizon in Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. exillis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Galerix symeonidisi Doukas p. 16 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 6
2020Galerix symeonidisi Crespo et al. p. 1215

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusGalerixPomel 1848
speciessymeonidisi

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.

†Galerix symeonidisi Doukas 1986
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. S. Doukas 1986A small-sized Galerix species of which p2 is longer than p3; the P3 bears two lingual cusps and its posterior side is conspicuously emarginated.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 6 or 16.90000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain Galerix symeonidisi (214976 214986 214987 214988 214989 214990)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Greece Galerix symeonidisi (type locality: 68032)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Galerix symeonidisi (69098)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Galerix symeonidisi (46284)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Galerix symeonidisi (180192)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Galerix symeonidisi (46267)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Galerix symeonidisi (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Galerix symeonidisi (48325)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Galerix symeonidisi (56738)