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Typhlomys (Chinese pygmy dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Typhlomys was named by Milne-Edwards (1877). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myoxidae by Palmer (1904); and to Platacanthomyidae by Cheng et al. (2017).

Species
T. chapensis, T. cinereus, T. daloushanensis, T. nanus
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. intermedius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Typhlomys Milne-Edwards
1904Typhlomys Palmer p. 860
2017Typhlomys Cheng et al.

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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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
subfamilyPlatacanthomyinae(Alston 1876)
genusTyphlomysMilne-Edwards 1877

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. Typhlomys Milne-Edwards 1877 [Chinese pygmy dormouse]
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Typhlomys chapensis Osgood 1932
Typhlomys cinereus Milne-Edwards 1877
Typhlomys daloushanensis Cheng et al. 2017
Typhlomys nanus Cheng et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 12 to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 7.75000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Typhlomys sp. (11798)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Typhlomys sp. (44219 44220 44223 44224)
MN 12 - MN 137.75 - 4.9China (Shaanxi) Typhlomys sp. (78328)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Typhlomys intermedius, Typhlomys cinereus (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Typhlomys intermedius (68380)