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Urotrichini

Mammalia - Talpidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Urotrichini Dobson
1967Urotrichini Van Valen
1974Urotrichini Crochet p. 114
2003Urotrichini Ziegler
2005Urotrichini Wilson and Reeder
2009Urotrichini Bendukidze et al. p. 346

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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
tribeUrotrichiniDobson 1883

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.

Tr. Urotrichini Dobson 1883
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G. Dymecodon True 1886
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Dymecodon pilirostris True 1886 [Trues shrew mole]
G. †Myxomygale Filhol 1890
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†Myxomygale antiqua Filhol 1890
†Myxomygale asiaprima Lopatin 2004
†Myxomygale engesseri Doukas 1986
†Myxomygale gracilis Ziegler 2003
†Myxomygale hutchisoni Ziegler 1985
Invalid names: Palurotrichus Ziegler 1985 [synonym]
G. †Percymygale Hugueney and Maridet 2017
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†Percymygale minor Ziegler 1990
†Percymygale vauclusensis Crochet 1995
G. †Proscapanus Gaillard 1899
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†Proscapanus austriacus Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus intercedens Ziegler 1985
†Proscapanus lehmani Gibert 1974
†Proscapanus minor Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Proscapaneus Winge 1917 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoparatalpa Lopatin 1999
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†Pseudoparatalpa lavroi Bendukidze 1993
G. †Quyania Storch and Qiu 1983
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†Quyania chowi Storch and Qiu 1983
G. †Tenuibrachiatum Ziegler 2003
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†Tenuibrachiatum storchi Ziegler 2003
G. Urotrichus Temminck 1841 [greater Japanese shrew-mole]
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†Urotrichus dolichochir Gaillard 1899
†Urotrichus giganteus Ziegler 2006
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 [Japanese shrew mole]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.-Y. Crochet 1974Talpinae possédant actuellement des I1/i1 importantes, la canine supérieure peu développée et p1 petite ou absente, une portion postéro-linguale de la M1 peu développée, les dents antérieures à p4 plus ou moins réduites, un humerus etroit.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan Pseudoparatalpa shevyrevae (71672)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Myxomygale sp. (174743)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (184461) Percymygale vauclusensis (184460)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (91490) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (183517 183518)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (117977 184462 184463 184464) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (118196)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (183520) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (91491)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Myxomygale antiqua (37518)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Myxomygale antiqua (184039)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) Myxomygale antiqua (186510)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Myxomygale vauclusensis (183364)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Myxomygale vauclusensis (60214) Percymygale vauclusensis (183365 183366)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Migalea lavroi (175921) Myxomygale asiaprima (37205) Proscapanus sp., Myxomygale asiaprima (175920)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Migalea lavroi (152103)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale antiqua, Myxomygale minor (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale engesseri, Percymygale minor (66109)
MP 30 - MN 128.4 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale engesseri, Percymygale minor (66110)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Myxomygale vauclusensis (60281)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Proscapanus sp., Proscapanus sansaniensis (200296)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale minor (66138)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece Myxomygale engesseri (68032)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Myxomygale sp. (199780 199781 199782)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Proscapanus intercedens (69098)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (205184)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Proscapanus sansaniensis (187580)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (68040)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale hutchisoni (69179)
MN 3 - MN 420.0 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni, Proscapanus intercedens (176199)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) Myxomygale minor (48173)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Proscapanus sansaniensis (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Proscapanus sansaniensis (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (74539)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Proscapanus sansaniensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (28629 69775 159022)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) Myxomygale hutchisoni (69435)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Proscapanus sansaniensis (45597 45612 45613)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Proscapanus sp. (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Proscapanus sansaniensis (31326)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Proscapanus sansaniensis (148396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Proscapanus sansaniensis (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Urotrichini indet., Quyania sp. (205812)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Proscapanus sansaniensis (32071 32072)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (49418 205187)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Proscapanus sansaniensis (32191)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) Myxomygale hutchisoni (34531)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Proscapanus sansaniensis (142149)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Proscapanus sansaniensis (45603 45610 45614)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Urotrichus dolichochir (69711)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sansaniensis (67165 67166) Proscapanus sansaniensis, Myxomygale gracilis, U. gen. et sp. indet. I (67162) Proscapanus sp., Proscapanus sansaniensis, U. gen. et sp. indet. II, Tenuibrachiatum storchi (67164) Urotrichus dolichochir (67161)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Proscapanus sansaniensis (49421)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Proscapanus sp. (206345)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Quyania chowi (68591)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria (Niederösterreich) Proscapanus minor (66943)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Urotrichus giganteus (66942)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Proscapanus austriacus, Proscapanus minor, Urotrichus giganteus, Urotrichini indet. (66946) Proscapanus minor (66945)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Urotrichus giganteus (32649)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) Talpidae sp. A (32189)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Quyania chowi (75300)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China Quyania chowi (13485)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Aomori) Urotrichus talpoides (101897)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Aomori) Urotrichus talpoides (101898) Urotrichus talpoides, Dymecodon pilirostris (101899)