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Peridyromys obtusangulus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Myoxus obtusangulus was named by von Meyer (1859) [Lectotype designated by Werner 1994 (PBDB ref 18709)]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 3953a, a mandible. Its type locality is Haslach, which is in an Aquitanian terrestrial horizon in Germany.

It was recombined as Peridyromys obtusangulus by Werner (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Myoxus obtusangulus von Meyer
1974Peridyromys jaegeri Aguilar
1994Peridyromys obtusangulus Werner p. 110

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusPeridyromysStehlin and Schaub 1951
speciesobtusangulus(von Meyer 1859)

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.

Peridyromys obtusangulus von Meyer 1859
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Invalid names: Peridyromys jaegeri Aguilar 1974 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 2 to the top of the Middle Miocene or 22.40000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany (Bayern) Peridyromys obtusangulus, Dryomys murinus (type locality: 52567)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Peridyromys obtusangulus (66138)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Peridyromys jaegeri (46214)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) Peridyromys jaegeri (34527 34528 34529)