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Tenuibrachiatum

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Tenuibrachiatum was named by Ziegler (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Tenuibrachiatum storchi.

It was assigned to Urotrichini by Ziegler (2003).

Species
T. storchi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tenuibrachiatum Ziegler p. 637

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeUrotrichiniDobson 1883
genusTenuibrachiatum

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. †Tenuibrachiatum Ziegler 2003
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Tenuibrachiatum storchi Ziegler 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 2003Small urotrichine mole. Tentative mandibular dental formula 2 i, 1 c, 4 p, 3 m. Incisors procumbent, i1>i2. All lower premolars double-rooted. m1m3. Oblique cristid terminates bucally in m1, joins the metacristid in m2 and m3. P4 with a tiny parastyle and marked protocone. M1 and M2 with undivided mesostyle. Para- and metaconule weakly developed in M1, wel differentiated in M2. Humerus typically urotrichine, slender, long teres tubercle, pectoral tubercle situated laterally, large pcketed supratrochlear fossa. In anterior aspect the trochlea is broadening towards the capitulum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: MN 7 + 8 or 12.75000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) T. storchi (67164)