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Kanisamys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Kanisamys was named by Wood (1937). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Kanisamys Wood
1997Kanisamys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusKanisamysWood 1937

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. †Kanisamys Wood 1937
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Kanisamys benjavuni Mein and Ginsburg 1985
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Tortonian or 20.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Pakistan (Sindh) K. indicus (176045 176046 176047 176048 176050) K. indicus, Prokanisamys benjavuni (176051 176053) Prokanisamys benjavuni (176049 176052)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Prokanisamys benjavuni (48126)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Pakistan (Balochistan) Prokanisamys benjavuni (77780)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) Prokanisamys benjavuni (69540)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Jammu and Kashmir) K. sp. (11797)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) K. indicus (13489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (Himachal Pradesh) K. sivalensis (13060)