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Primisminthus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Primisminthus was named by Tong (1997). Its type is Primisminthus jinus.

It was assigned to Zapodidae by Tong (1997); and to Dipodoidea by Gomes Rodrigues et al. (2010).

Species
P. jinus (type species), P. shanghenus, P. yuenus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Primisminthus Tong
2010Primisminthus Gomes Rodrigues et al.

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
genusPrimisminthus

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.

G. †Primisminthus Tong 1997
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Primisminthus jinus Tong 1997
Primisminthus yuenus Tong 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Sharamurunian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Shanxi) P. jinus (41116)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) P. jinus, P. shanghenus (41120)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) P. yuenus (174738)