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Teilhardimys musculus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Taxonomy
Teilhardimys musculus was named by Kretzoi and Kretzoi (2000).

Synonyms
  • Microhyus musculus was named by Teilhard de Chardin (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium. It is the type species of Microhyus.

    It was replaced with Teilhardimys musculus by Kretzoi and Kretzoi (2000) and Hooker and Russell (2012).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Microhyus musculus Teilhard de Chardin
1927Microhyus musculus Teilhard de Jardin
1982Microhyus musculus Sudre and Russell
2000Teilhardimys musculus Kretzoi and Kretzoi
2012Teilhardimys musculus Hooker and Russell

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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
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
genusTeilhardimysKretzoi and Kretzoi 2000
speciesmusculusKretzoi and Kretzoi 2000

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.

†Teilhardimys musculus Kretzoi and Kretzoi 2000
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Invalid names: Microhyus musculus Teilhard de Chardin 1927 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: browsero
Diet 2: grazero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:57:26
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:57:26
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 58.70000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Spain (Cataluña) Microhyus musculus (79305 79306)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8France (Oise) Teilhardimys musculus (166598)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Microhyus musculus, Teilhardimys musculus (87950)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Microhyus musculus, Teilhardimys musculus (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Microhyus musculus (184229) Microhyus musculus, Teilhardimys musculus (133368)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Microhyus musculus (35537)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Teilhardimys musculus (68434)