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Tsaganomys altaicus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Taxonomy
Tsaganomys altaicus was named by Matthew and Granger (1923). Its type specimen is AMNH 19019, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Tsaganomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Tsaganomys altaicus Matthew and Granger
2004Tsaganomys altaicus Qiu et al. p. 279

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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()
orderRodentia
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyBathyergidaeWaterhouse 1841
subfamilyTsaganomyinae
genusTsaganomys
speciesaltaicus

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.

†Tsaganomys altaicus Matthew and Granger 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:41
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Tsaganomys altaicus (174759 175386 175387 176066)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Tsaganomys altaicus (75595 135791 175169 175171 180955 180956 180959 180961 180963 180964 182041 182042 182054 182055 182063 182131 201185 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Gansu) Tsaganomys altaicus (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Tsaganomys altaicus (type locality: 53979 175168)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Ningxia) Tsaganomys altaicus (182895)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Tsaganomys altaicus (75588 75599 176446 176447 180971 182056 182057 182058 182059 182060 182061)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Tsaganomys altaicus (75598)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) Tsaganomys altaicus (42061 71433 71434 175388 176451 176452 176454 176455)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Tsaganomys altaicus (182075 182076 182078 182081 182084 183914)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia Tsaganomys altaicus (182090)