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Desmana thermalis

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Desmana thermalis was named by Kormos (1930). It is not extant. Its type locality is Betfia 2, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Romania.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Desmana thermalis Kormos
1940Desmana tegelensis Schreuder
1953Desmagale pannonica Kretzoi
1953Desmana crassidens Kretzoi
1968Desmana tegelensis Kurten p. 49
1968Desmana thermalis Kurten p. 49
1985Desmana thermalis Rümke p. 204

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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)
genusDesmanaGuldenstaedt 1777
speciesthermalis

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.

†Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930
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Invalid names: Desmagale pannonica Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana crassidens Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana tegelensis Schreuder 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. G. Rümke 1985The mean length of the p2 is about 2.32 mm, the mean length of the p3 is about 1.86 mm, the mean length of the p4 is aobut 2.55 mm; the p2/p3 ratio is about 1.25. The p1 is single-rooted.
The mean length of the C is about 2.25 mm, the mean length of the P2 is about 2.32 mm, the mean length of the P3 is about 1.94 mm; the P2/P3 ratio is about 1.36. The P1 is single-rooted.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:11:42
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:11:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Desmana thermalis (199747)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Fejer) Desmana crassidens, Desmagale pannonica (35374)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Netherlands (Limburg) Desmana thermalis (68018)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ukraine Desmana thermalis (41049)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Desmana thermalis (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Desmana thermalis (32145 32195 type locality: 71662)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen) Desmana thermalis (36213)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Budapest) Desmana thermalis (35474)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Desmana thermalis (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic Desmana thermalis (36219)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Netherlands Desmana thermalis (109704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Desmana thermalis (50258)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Desmana thermalis (50198)