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Desmanodon

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Desmanodon was named by Engesser (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Desmanodon major.

It was assigned to Talpidae by Engesser (1980), van den Hoek Ostende (1997) and Prieto (2010).

Species
D. antiquus (syn. D. meuleni), D. burkarti, D. crocheti, D. daamsi, D. major (type species), D. minor, D. ziegleri
Species lacking formal opinion data
D. remmerti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Desmanodon Engesser p. 116
1997Desmanodon van den Hoek Ostende p. 33
2010Desmanodon Prieto p. 218

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—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)
genusDesmanodon

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. †Desmanodon Engesser 1980
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†Desmanodon antiquus Ziegler 1985
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Invalid names: Desmanodon meuleni Doukas 1986 [synonym]
†Desmanodon burkarti van den Hoek Ostende 1997
†Desmanodon crocheti Prieto 2010
†Desmanodon daamsi van den Hoek Ostende 1997
†Desmanodon major Engesser 1980
†Desmanodon minor Engesser 1980
†Desmanodon ziegleri van den Hoek Ostende 1997
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Engesser 1980An eine grabende Lebensweise angepasste Talpiden mit Desmaninae-ähnlichen oberen Molaren: Mesostyl stark gespalten, Metaconulus kräftig entwikkelt. Protoconus von M1 und M2 weit vorne liegend, M3 wenig recuziert. Untere Molaren mit kurzer, niedriger, nicht am Trigonid-Hinterabhang hochziehender Crista obliqua: p2 und p3 sehr klein. p4 mit voluminösem Haupthügel und kräftigem, deutlich abgegliedertem Innenhügel. Vorder- und Labialcingulum des p4 swach entwickelt, ohne eigenlichen Vorderhügel (Parastyl-Analogon). p3 und p4 ohne Lingualcingulum. Foramen mentale unterhalb p3. Humerus Scaptonyx-ähnlich, mässig verbreitert mit langer teres-Kante, Caput elliptisch, annährend senkrecht zur Längsachse stehend; bicipitalis-Grube ausgeprägt.
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Middle Miocene or 28.40000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Bosnia and Herzegovina Talpidae sp. 2, Talpidae sp. 1 (183547)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Turkey (Ankara) D. ziegleri (64382)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey D. sp. (208576) D. ziegleri (64379 64381 208574)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey (Ankara) D. ziegleri (64376 64377 64378)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Turkey (Afyon) D. sp. (68564)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (Bayern) D. crocheti (48514)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece D. antiquus, D. meuleni (68032)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Zaragoza) D. remmerti (69930)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Turkey (Manisa) D. burkarti (69303)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Aragon) D. daamsi (68041)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Turkey (Ankara) D. burkarti (64373)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) D. antiquus (69435)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) Talpidae indet. (73861)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France D. sp. (90354)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) Talpidae indet. (68547)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) D. antiquus (49418)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) D. sp. (205812)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Turkey (Ankara) D. minor (68561)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Greece (Mygdonia) D. minor (205366)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) D. daamsi (34531)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Hungary D. crocheti (68118)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Turkey (Mugla) D. major (68559) D. sp., D. minor (68568)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) D. crocheti (68062) D. sp. (67162)