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Myxomygale hutchisoni

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Palurotrichus hutchisoni was named by Ziegler (1985). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1976 XXII 3176, a mandible (Fragment mandible with m2 amd alveoli i1-m3).

It was recombined as Myxomygale hutchisoni by van den Hoek Ostende (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Palurotrichus hutchisoni Ziegler
1989Myxomygale hutchisoni van den Hoek Ostende

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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
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeUrotrichiniDobson 1883
genusMyxomygale
specieshutchisoni(Ziegler 1985)

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.

†Myxomygale hutchisoni Ziegler 1985
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1985Diagnose for genus and species:
Ein an die fossriale Lebensweise mäßig angepaßter Talpide. Humerus schlank; Tereskamte verlängert, Caput elliptisch, parallel zur Humeruslängsache; ''scalopine ridge'' markant, mit geradlinigem, mediolateralem Verlauf. Fossa brachialis mäßig tief; Fossa olecrani mäßig tief, in lateraler Hälfte. Unterkieferzahnformel 3133; I inf. etwas vergrößert; p1-3 ungefähr gliech groß, einwurzelig; m inf. brachydont; Crista obliqua des m1 ungefähr bis zur Mitte der Trigoniddrückwand, bei m203 bis lingual, kein Entoctistid. Forr. mentalia unter m1 aund Mesostyl der M sup/ ungespalten; Metaconulus am M1 angedeutet, am M2 ausgesprägt.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale hutchisoni (69179)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (68040)
MN 3 - MN 420.0 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (176199)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (74539)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (28629 69775 159022)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) Myxomygale hutchisoni (69435)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Myxomygale hutchisoni (34615)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) Myxomygale hutchisoni (34531)