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Taxonomy
Tavoonyia was named by Ziegler et al. (2007). Its type is Tavoonyia altaica.
It was assigned to Crocidosoricinae by Ziegler et al. (2007).
It was assigned to Crocidosoricinae by Ziegler et al. (2007).
Species
T. altaica (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Tavoonyia Ziegler et al. p. 125 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. Ziegler et al. 2007 | Crocidosoricine shrew. Root of I sup. without longitudinal lingual groove. M1 with rounded hypocone, a moderate distal emargination, and a distal cingulum only. 3 lower antemolars in front of p4; 3rd alveole in front of p4 with a mesial ridge. Lower molars with a weak lingual cingulid. In m1 the disto-labial edge of the protoconid is connected to the labial cingulum, in m2 the connection is ndistinct. First and second lower molar with high entocristid. m3 with somewhat mesio-distally compressed trigonid and without hypoconulid. |