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Metasayimys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Taxonomy
Metasayimys was named by Lavocat (1961). It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Metasayimys Lavocat
1997Metasayimys 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
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
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyCtenodactylidaeGervais 1853
genusMetasayimysLavocat 1961

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. †Metasayimys Lavocat 1961
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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
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 11:19:58
Modified: 2005-09-02 11:58:27
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.44000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia M. intermedius (47069 47095)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Morocco M. jebeli (78746)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Saudi Arabia M. intermedius (41818)