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Galerix aurelianensis

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Galerix aurelianensis was named by Ziegler (1990). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1974 XIV 161, a mandible (Mandible sin. with p1 alveole, p2 fragment, p3-m2 and m3 alveole.). Its type locality is Erkertshofen 2, which is in a MN 4 terrestrial horizon in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. exillis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Galerix aurelianensis Ziegler pp. 11-12 figs. PL. II, 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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusGalerixPomel 1848
speciesaurelianensisZiegler 1990

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 aurelianensis Ziegler 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1990Große Galerix-Art; p2 größer als p3, p4 mit zwei Drittel hoher Metaconidknospe, etwas niedrigerem Paraconid. P3 mit einem Innenhügel. M1+2 überwiegend zwei Modi: Grate Protoconus-Hinterarm - Protoconus-Vorderarm - Lingualer Metaconulusarm gleichwertig, schwah, oder Grat Protoconus-Hinterarm - Metaconulus stark, Hypoconus-Vorderarm unterdrückt, Hypoconus isoliert.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 4 or 20.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia (Ústí nad Labem) Galerix aurelianensis (48173)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Galerix aurelianensis (69179)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Galerix aurelianensis (28629 type locality: 69775)