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Gaudeamus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gaudeamuridae

Taxonomy
Gaudeamus was named by Wood (1968). It is not extant. Its type is Gaudeamus aegyptius. It was considered monophyletic by Wood (1968).

It was assigned to Phiomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Thryonomyidae by López-Antoñazas and Sen (2005); to Hystricognathi by Wood (1968) and Coster et al. (2010); and to Gaudeamuridae by Sallam et al. (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Gaudeamus Wood
1997Gaudeamus McKenna and Bell
2005Gaudeamus López-Antoñazas and Sen p. 229 figs. Fig. 3
2010Gaudeamus Coster et al. p. 698
2011Gaudeamus Sallam 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
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
familyGaudeamuridae
genusGaudeamusWood 1968

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. †Gaudeamus Wood 1968
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Gaudeamus aegyptius Wood 1968
Gaudeamus aslius Sallam et al. 2011
Gaudeamus hylaeus Sallam et al. 2011
Gaudeamus lavocati Coster et al. 2010
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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Namibia (Sperrgebiet) G. sp. (165176)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya G. lavocati (105925)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Morocco G. aslius (181053) G. hylaeus (181052)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) G. aegyptius (12954 12968) G. aslius, G. hylaeus, G. sp. (60127)