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Miopetaurista thaleri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Miopetaurista thaleri was named by Mein (1970). It is not extant. Its type locality is Celleneuve, which is in a MN 14 terrestrial horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. albanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Miopetaurista thaleri Mein

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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
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
genusMiopetauristaKretzoi 1962
speciesthaleriMein 1970

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.

†Miopetaurista thaleri Mein 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the MN 14 or 8.72500 to 4.16000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) Miopetaurista thaleri (32189)
MN 145.09 - 4.16France (Hérault) Miopetaurista thaleri (type locality: 68419)