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Geotrypus ehrensteinensis

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Geotrypus ehrensteinensis was named by Ziegler (1990). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS BSP 1971 XXV 281, a mandible (Mandible dex with p1-m3). Its type locality is Ehrenstein 4, which is in a MP 30 fissure fill horizon in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Geotrypus ehrensteinensis Ziegler p. 31 figs. Pl. 7 fig. 1

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeScaptonychiniVan Valen 1966
genusGeotrypusPomel 1848
speciesehrensteinensis

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.

Geotrypus ehrensteinensis Ziegler 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1990Große Geotrypus-Art; Zahnformel mand. 2143, max. 2143, P inf zweiwurzelig, schneidend, stehen in Kulisse. m1 mit sehr schwachem, m2 mit schwachem Präcingulid. For. ment. unter Hinterwurzel des p1 und unter Mitte m1. P1-P3 zweiwurzelig, schneidend, vor und hinter P1 kurzes Diastema. M sup: Mesostyl gespalten, Postprotocrista mündet am M1 in Metacingulum, endet an M2 und M3 vor Metaconus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MP 30 or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geotrypus ehrensteinensis (type locality: 66105)