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Occitanomys (Rhodomys) sondaari

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Occitanomys sondaari was named by van de Weerd (1976) [Type locality is Tortajada A (TOA). The holotype was listed by van der Weerd as IVAU TOA 492. This is, however, erroneous (Wessels, pers. comm. okt. 2007)]. Its type specimen is IVAU TOA 762, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tortajada A, which is in the Turolian of marl the Alfambra Formation Spain.

It was recombined as Occitanomys (Rhodomys) sondaari by Martín Suárez and Mein (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. faillati

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Occitanomys sondaari van de Weerd
1991Occitanomys (Rhodomys) sondaari Martín Suárez and Mein p. 73

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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()
—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
subgenusRhodomys
speciessondaari()

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 (Rhodomys) sondaari van de Weerd 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. van de Weerd 1976O. sondaari is a small Occitanomys species. Its upper M1 has no or a weak t1 bis, the t6-t9 connection of the upper M1, upper M2 and the longitudinal spur of lower M1 and lower M2 are either weak or absent. The teeth of O. sondaari are smaller than those of O. adroveri and brailloni, but larger than those of P. hispanicus. In contrast with O. adroveri and O. brailloni, assemblages of O. sondaari contain some upper M1 and upper M2 without t6-t9 connection.
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, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 11 to the top of the MN 12 or 8.70000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Occitanomys sondaari (201496)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Spain (Alicante) Occitanomys sondaari (68914 68915)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Aragon) Occitanomys sondaari (35310 type locality: 35311 35314)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Spain (Alicante) Occitanomys sondaari (68920)