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Sorex ertemteensis

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex ertemteensis was named by Storch (1995). Its type specimen is IVPP V12116, a tooth (P4 sup. dext), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ertemte 2, which is in a Miocene lacustrine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. aranoides, S. casimiri, S. grivensis, S. helleri, S. polonicus, S. praeminutus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Sorex ertemteensis Storch

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
speciesertemteensis

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.

†Sorex ertemteensis Storch 1995
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Storch 1995Middle-sized species. Posterior face of P4 paracone with marked vertical groove. M1-2 with well developed paraloph and metaloph. Apex of a1 very close to the anterior edge of p4. Upper incisor fissident, lower incisor with conspicuous labial cingulid. Lower molars with high and sharp cusps and ridges, their labial cingulids straight or faintly undulate. The postmandibular foramen is absent, the mental foramen located beneath the m1 protoconid. Articular condyle slender with short interarticular area. Coronoid process high and slender.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Sorex ertemteensis (type locality: 68591)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Sorex ertemteensis (68592 75300)