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Blackia miocaenica

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Blackia miocaenica was named by Mein (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. polonica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Blackia miocaenica Mein
1972Blackia parvula Baudelot

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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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeBlackiini
genusBlackiaMein 1970
speciesmiocaenicaMein 1970

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.

†Blackia miocaenica Mein 1970
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Invalid names: Blackia parvula Baudelot 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.40000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Blackia miocaenica (84606)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Blackia miocaenica (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blackia miocaenica (66111)
MP 30 - MN 128.4 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blackia miocaenica (66110)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Blackia miocaenica (35751)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Blackia miocaenica (39714 199780 199781 199782)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece Blackia miocaenica (68032)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Greece (Euboea) Blackia miocaenica (205044)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Aragon) Blackia miocaenica (68041)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Blackia miocaenica (74538 74539)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Blackia miocaenica (45612)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Blackia miocaenica (205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bayern) Blackia parvula (44955 44971)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blackia miocaenica (48325)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Blackia miocaenica (46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Blackia miocaenica (46955)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Switzerland (Zürich) Blackia miocaenica (46252 46287)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Blackia miocaenica (45610)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Switzerland (Zürich) Blackia miocaenica (46259 46261)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Romania (Bihor) Blackia miocaenica (200051)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Blackia miocaenica (46277 53571)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Blackia miocaenica (46288)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Blackia miocaenica (49421)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Blackia miocaenica (206345)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Blackia miocaenica (75481)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Blackia miocaenica (32649)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Blackia miocaenica (199747)