Mylagaulidae (lat.) - a family of extinct mammals from the order of rodents . Known from the Neogene of North America and China [1] . The oldest representative is Trilaccogaulus montanensis from the Upper Oligocene (about 29 million years ago), and the youngest Ceratogaulus hatcheri was found in Pliocene deposits (5 million ago) [2] .
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Classification
3 subfamilies recognized:
- Subfamily Promylagaulinae
- Crucimys
- Promylagaulus
- Trilaccogaulus
- Simpligaulus
- Subfamily Mesogaulinae
- Mesogaulus
- Subfamily Mylagaulinae
- Alphagaulus ( paraphyletic [2] )
- Ceratogaulus
- Hesperogaulus
- Mylagaulus
- Pterogaulus
- Ombogaulus
- Genus incertae sedis
- Galbreathia is possibly basal for Mylagaulinae, but does not have characteristic apomorphies [2] .
Notes
- ↑ McKenna, Bell, 1997 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hopkins, 2005 .
Literature
- Hopkins, Samantha SB (2005). The evolution of fossoriality and the adaptive role of horns in the Mylagaulidae (Mammalia: Rodentia). Proc. R. Soc. B 272 (1573): 1705-1713. DOI : 10.1098 / rspb.2005.3171 . PDF fulltext (inaccessible link)
- McKenna MC and Bell SK (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press . ISBN 0-231-11012-X .