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Schizogalerix voesendorfensis

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Galerix voesendorfensis was named by Rabeder (1973). Its type specimen is UWPI 1909/2/12, a tooth (M2 sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Zone E Vosendorf, which is in a Zanclean terrestrial horizon in Austria.

It was recombined as Schizogalerix voesendorfensis by Engesser (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Galerix voesendorfensis Rabeder p. 430
1980Schizogalerix voesendorfensis Engesser

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyGalericinaePomel 1848
tribeGalericiniPomel 1848
genusSchizogalerix
speciesvoesendorfensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Rabeder 1973In der Größe wie Galerix zapfei Bachmeyer & Wilson 1971, aber M inf. mit Hypoconid-Entoconid-Grat; p4-talonid verlängert, aber ohne Längsgrat, p2 zweiwurzelig, Mesostylgrate am M2 gegabelt, M1 und M2 mit kräftigem Protoconulus.
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: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Austria Galerix voesendorfensis (type locality: 32651)