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Percymygale vauclusensis

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Myxomygale vauclusensis was named by Crochet (1995). Its type specimen is FSL 97405, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locus C, Saint Martin de Castillon, excavation in 1970-1971, which is in a MP 24 terrestrial marl/lignite in the Calcaires de Vacheres Formation of France.

It was recombined as Percymygale vauclusensis by Hugueney and Maridet (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Myxomygale vauclusensis Crochet p. 56
2012Myxomygale vauclusensis Ziegler
2017Percymygale vauclusensis Hugueney and Maridet

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeUrotrichiniDobson 1883
genusPercymygale
speciesvauclusensis()

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.

Percymygale vauclusensis Crochet 1995
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.-Y. Crochet 1995Espèce de Myxomygale possédant une crête oblique se dirigeant vers le sommet du métaconide, une crête postérieure du métaconide très inclinée sur laquelle un métastylide est parfois individualisé, des cuspides des talonides plus basses que chez les formes de l'Oligocène supérieur, des conules bien développés et des protocône et paraconule très proches.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MP 21 to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (91490 183517 183518)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (184461) Percymygale vauclusensis (184460)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (91491 183520)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (117977 118196 184462 184463 184464)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Myxomygale antiqua (type locality: 37518)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Myxomygale vauclusensis (60214) Percymygale vauclusensis (183365 183366)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Myxomygale vauclusensis (183364)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Myxomygale vauclusensis (60281)