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Megapeomys lindsayi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Megapeomys lindsayi was named by Fejfar et al. (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SNMP 7343233a, a tooth (p4 inf. sin.). Its type locality is Dolnice 1, which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in Czechia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Megapeomys lindsayi Fejfar et al. p. 138 figs. Fig. 8.1-8.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
subfamilyApeomyinae
genusMegapeomys
specieslindsayi

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.

Megapeomys lindsayi Fejfar et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Fejfar et al. 1998Largest species of the genus, and p4 is less molariform than that of M. lavocati.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia (Karlovy Vary) Megapeomys lindsayi (type locality: 68711)