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Occitanomys anomalus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Occitanomys anomalus was named by de Bruijn et al. (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU MA 339, M1 sup. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Occitanomys anomalus de Bruijn et al. p. 548

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusOccitanomysMichaux 1969
speciesanomalus

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.

Occitanomys anomalus de Bruijn et al. 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn et al. 1970Occitanomys of the same size as O. brailloni. Posterior cingulum well developed in M1 and M2. t9 present in M1 but absent in M2.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MN 13 or 7.24600 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 137.246 - 4.9Greece (Rhodes) Occitanomys anomalus (type locality: 68046)