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Galerix uenayae

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Galerix uenayae was named by van den Hoek Ostende (1992). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MTA Ke 6333, a tooth (M2 sup. dext.). Its type locality is Keseköy, which is in a MN 3 lacustrine claystone/coal in Türkiye.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Galerix uenayae van den Hoek Ostende p. 452 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 5

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusGalerixPomel 1848
speciesuenayae

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.

Galerix uenayae van den Hoek Ostende 1992
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. W. van den Hoek Ostende 1992G. uenayae is a small species of Galerix. The p2 is longer than the p3. The P4 is larger than the M1. The length of the p4 is sub-equal to the length of the m2. The p4 has a paraconid which is not connected to the protoconid.; the metaconid is weak or absent. The P3 usually has one lingual cusp.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MN 3 or 20.00000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye (Manisa) Galerix uenayae (207048)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Türkiye (Manisa) Galerix uenayae (69303)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Türkiye (Ankara) Galerix uenayae (type locality: 64373)