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Amphimeryx murinus

Mammalia - Amphimerycidae

Taxonomy
Amphimeryx murinus was named by Cuvier (1822). Its type specimen is MNHN GY 676, a mandible (right mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Amphimeryx murinus Cuvier
2007Amphimeryx murinus Erfurt and Metais p. 76

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyAmphimerycidaeStehlin 1910
genusAmphimeryxPictet 1853
speciesmurinusCuvier 1822

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.

†Amphimeryx murinus Cuvier 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 20 to the top of the MP 19 or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Amphimeryx murinus (31739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Amphimeryx murinus (12842 12843 12852 12854 31764 31765)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Amphimeryx murinus (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland Amphimeryx murinus (31743)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) Amphimeryx murinus (31586 31754)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland (Solothurn) Amphimeryx murinus (31746)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Allier) Amphimeryx murinus (143459)
MP 20 - MP 2137.2 - 28.4France (Occitanie) Amphimeryx murinus (183382)