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Occitanomys brailloni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Occitanomys brailloni was named by Michaux (1969). It is not extant. It is the type species of Occitanomys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. alcalai, O. androveri, O. faillati, O. magnus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Occitanomys brailloni Michaux

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusOccitanomysMichaux 1969
speciesbrailloniMichaux 1969

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.

†Occitanomys brailloni Michaux 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Piacenzian or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Greece (Chalkidiki) Occitanomys brailloni (191612)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece Occitanomys brailloni (32190)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Occitanomys brailloni (172910 172912 172914 172915 172916 199859 199860)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Greece (Evvia) Occitanomys brailloni (205045)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Aragon) Occitanomys brailloni (32103 32104)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Spain (Soria) Occitanomys brailloni (40548)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece (Kozani) Occitanomys brailloni (205086 205087)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece Occitanomys brailloni (31899 31900 31907 31931)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece (Macedonia) Occitanomys brailloni (35086 35087 35088)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Occitanomys brailloni (32109 32110)
MN 163.55 - 2.245France (Languedoc Roussillon Region) Occitanomys brailloni (37049)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Andalucia) Occitanomys brailloni (34998 35001 35002)