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Gumbatomys asifi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae

Taxonomy
Gumbatomys asifi was named by Hartenberger (1982). Its type specimen is GSP-UM 277, a tooth (m3 inf. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Gumbatomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Gumbatomys asifi Hartenberger pp. 27-28 figs. Pl 1, fig 12; Pl 2, figs 7, 9
1997Gumbatomys asifi Kumar et al.
2001Gumbatomys asifi Thewissen et al. p. 354

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyChapattimyidaeHussain et al. 1978
genusGumbatomys
speciesasifi

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.

†Gumbatomys asifi Hartenberger 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.L. Hartenberger 1982Brachyodont ctenodactylid but with hypsodont tendency. Lower cheek tooth pattern comparable to Karakoromys with development of a posterior crest of the protoconid (psuedomesolophid of authors); the anterior part of the tooth has U shaped crests. Posterior part shows ectolophid connected with the middle part of pseudomesolophid. Posterior cingulum is crescentiform.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (Punjab) Gumbatomys asifi (45586)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Jammu and Kashmir) Gumbatomys asifi (31299)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Gumbatomys asifi (28978)