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Sorex hibbardi

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex hibbardi was named by Sulimski (1962). Its type specimen is MZ VIII.Vm-311/1, a mandible (sin. with i1-m3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Węże, which is in a MN 15 cave breccia in Poland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Sorex hibbardi Sulimski p. 467 figs. Pl. 2, 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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
specieshibbardi

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.

Sorex hibbardi Sulimski 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Sulimski 1962Dental formula is (3)/2, (1)/0, (3)/1, (3)/3. i1 elongated, with a conspicuous cingulum. The anterior lobe of the incisor small, connected with the tip; the second lobe large, short and high; the third lobe small, separated from the cingulum. i2 small, compressed, squeezed in between the posterior edge of i1 and the anterior edge of p4. p4 with two rudimentary cusps. Cingula of the molars strong, equal in thickness. The entoconids separated. m3 small, lacking the entoconid, bearing a low talonid. Mental foramen in the depression between the proto- and hypoconid of m1. The coronoid process low, curved outwards and to the back. Masseter crest provided with a spine. The angular process thick. Pterygoid foass small, trapezoid, deep. The interarticular list of the condyloid process wide. The upper articular facet narrow, oblique; the lower one three times as thick, strongly oblique, with a sharp lingual end.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: MN 15 or 4.20000 to 3.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Sorex hibbardi (type locality: 33396)