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Alloptox

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Taxonomy
Alloptox was named by Dawson (1961). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ochotonidae by Qiu et al. (1981), Wessels et al. (2003), Vasileiadou and Koufos (2005); and to Ochotoninae by Erbajeva et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Alloptox Dawson
1981Alloptox Qiu et al.
2003Alloptox Wessels et al.
2005Alloptox Vasileiadou and Koufos p. 217
2011Alloptox Erbajeva et al. p. 2

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyOchotonidaeThomas 1897
subfamilyOchotoninaeThomas 1897
genusAlloptoxDawson 1961

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. †Alloptox Dawson 1961
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Alloptox anatoliensis Unay and Sen 1976
Alloptox chinghaiensis Qiu et al. 1981
Alloptox gobiensis Dawson 1961
Alloptox minor Li 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:49:04
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 16.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia A. gobiensis (85060 181064 182146 182147) A. minor (180965 182138)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia (Bayankhongor) A. gobiensis (135788) A. minor (182145)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608China (Jiangsu) A. sp. (13482)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Kazakhstan (Kalba) A. gobiensis (13481)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shaanxi) A. minor (41811)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Jiangsu) A. sp. (41813 42067 43400)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) A. anatoliensis (73861)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) A. sp. (68547)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Serbia and Montenegro (Toplica) A. sp. (236048)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Greece (Mygdonia) A. sp. (205366)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Greece (Aegean) A. sp. (205389 205390)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Libya A. sp. (77030)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) A. gobiensis (13483)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Ningxia) Ochotonidae indet. (42539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (shaanxi) A. minor (42754)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Qinghai) A. chinghaiensis (34669)