IRMNG name details
original description
Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. Carol., (N. F.) 1 page(s): 109 [details]
basis of record
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]
additional source
Wood, A. E. (1976). The paramyid rodent Ailuravus from the middle and late Eocene of Europe, and its relationships. <em>Palaeovertebrata.</em> 7: 117-149. [details]
source of synonymy
McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details]
verified source for family
McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details]
name verified source
Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]
extant flag source
as per family [details]
habitat flag source
as per family [details]
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Included as an accepted genus in Plesiadapidae (Primates) in PaleoBiology Database (2022 version) "according to G. G. Simpson 1940", however a synonym of Ailuravus (Rodentia) according to Wood, 1976 and McKenna & Bell, 1997, presently followed in IRMNG. From Wood, 1976: WeigeIt (1933 b) reported on excellent material of primates from the GeiseItal, near Halle-a.-d.-s., including a new genus and species, Megachiromyoides schliiteri, clearly establishing its distinctness from all other primates. This taxon was based on the lower jaws, much of the skeleton and a badly disintegrated skull of a single individual. WeigeIt later recognized that this was a rodent, which he considered to be a relative of Marmota. [details]
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