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Orientalomys sinensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Orientalomys sinensis was named by Qiu and Storch (2000). Its type specimen is IVPP V11928, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Orientalomys sinensis Qiu and Storch p. 198 figs. Pl. 9, fig. 8

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
genusOrientalomysde Bruijn and van der Meulen 1975
speciessinensis

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.

†Orientalomys sinensis Qiu and Storch 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000Small-sized species. Cusps t4 and t5 on M1-2 well-separated by a deep valley, M1 3-rooted, main scups of m1-2 arranged in chevrons and only weakly alternating.