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Oligosorex

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Oligosorex was named by Kretzoi (1959). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Crocidosorex by Van Valen (1967).

It was assigned to Crocidosoricinae by Reumer (1987); and to Soricidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Oligosorex Kretzoi
1987Oligosorex Reumer p. 190
1988Oligosorex Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyCrocidosoricinae
genusOligosorexKretzoi 1959

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. †Oligosorex Kretzoi 1959
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Oligosorex bruijni Gibert 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Middle Miocene or 28.40000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) O. thauensis (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Bosnia and Herzegovina O. sp. 1, O. sp. 2 (183547)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey O. reumeri (208576)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Zaragoza) O. thauensis (69930)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) O. thauensis (34531)