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Thallomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Thallomys was named by Thomas (1920). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Thallomys Thomas
1997Thallomys McKenna and Bell

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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
genusThallomysThomas 1920

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. Thallomys Thomas 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya T. quadrilobatus (22338)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) T. laetolilensis (32050)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia T. jaegeri (21546)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania T. laetolilensis (21793 21798 21799 21807 21810 21811 21832)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia T. sp. (21677)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece (Rhodes) T. sp. (34591)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania T. laetolilensis (21804)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia T. jaegeri (21632) T. quadrilobatus (21545 21625 21681)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Zambia T. paedulcus (68339)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Kenya T. quadrilobatus (21456 21502)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa T. paedulcus (21949)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania T. quadrilobatus (22628) T. sp. (22041 22064)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) T. quadrilobatus (22558 22583)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia T. paedulcus (21894)