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Taxonomy
Anourosorex was named by Milne-Edwards (1872). It is extant. Its type is Anourosorex squamipes.
It was assigned to Neomyini by Van Valen (1967) and George (1986); and to Soricidae by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Neomyini by Van Valen (1967) and George (1986); and to Soricidae by Carroll (1988).
Species
A. oblongus, A. squamipes (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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. Anourosorex Milne-Edwards 1872 [mole shrew]
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†Anourosorex oblongus Storch and Qiu 1991
Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards 1872
Invalid names: Pygmura Anderson 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 8.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Tortonian | China (Yunnan) | Anourosorex sp. (11798) | |
Turolian | China (Yunnan) | Anourosorex sp. (44219 44220 44222 44223 44224) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | China (Anhui) | Anourosorex quadratidens (68380) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) | Anourosorex quadratidens (214689) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | China (Hubei) | Anourosorex squamipes (92787) |