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Soricolestes soricavus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8445171https://www.gbif.org/species/8445171
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)332071https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=332071
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Soricolestes : Soricolestes soricavus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Soricolestes : Soricolestes soricavus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-LaurasiatheriaWaddell et al. 1999
-Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricolestinaeLopatin 2002
genusSoricolestesLopatin 2002
speciesSoricolestes soricavusLopatin 2002
Generic NameSoricolestes
Scientific NameSoricolestes soricavus Lopatin, 2002
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Soricolestes soricavusspeciesbelongs to Soricolestesstated with evidenceLopatin, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietomnivore (based on Soricidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. V. Lopatin. 2002. The Earliest Shrew (Soricidae, Mammalia) from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 36(6):650-659

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Soricolestes soricavus Lopatin

References

Lopatin A. V. (2002) The Earliest Shrew (Soricidae, Mammalia) from the Middle Eocene of Mongolia, Paleontological Journal 36 6, 650-659
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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