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Archaeomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Archaeomys was named by Laizer and Parieu (1839) [non Archaeomys Fraas (1856)[= Prolagus]]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Theridomyidae by Cuenca and Canudo (1994).

Species
A. gervaisi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Archaeomys Laizer and Parieu
1994Archaeomys Cuenca and Canudo p. 373

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
genusArchaeomysLaizer and Parieu 1839

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.

G. †Archaeomys Laizer and Parieu 1839
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†Archaeomys gervaisi Thaler 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 08:47:53
Modified: 2005-09-01 10:47:53
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Grimes et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the MP 25 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) A. gervaisi (200417)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) A. sp. (200436)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) A. helveticus, A. arvernensis, A. laurillardi (182805)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Spain (Guadalajara) A. gervaisi (193776)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) A. sp. (200438)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) A. gracilis (184097)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) A. gervaisi (183364)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) A. intermedius (36712)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04Spain (Aragon) A. laurillardi (68420)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04France (Aquitaine) A. laurillardi (37208)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Bavaria) A. laurillardi (84364)