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Eumys elegans

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eumys elegans was named by Leidy (1856) [genotype].

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Eumys elegans Leidy p. 90
1857Eumys elegans Leidy p. 89
1902Eumys elegans Hay p. 726
1937Cricetodon nebraskensis Wood
1937Eumys obliquidens Wood
1972Eumys pristinus Russell
1978Eumys obliquidens Setoguchi
1980Coloradoeumys galbreathi Martin
2020Eumys elegans Lofgren et al.
2022Eumys elegans Korth et al.

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusEumys
specieselegans

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.

†Eumys elegans Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Coloradoeumys galbreathi Martin 1980 [synonym], Cricetodon nebraskensis Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys obliquidens Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys pristinus Russell 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Arikareean or 37.20000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Eumys spokanensis (16925)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys elegans (16981)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Eumys elegans (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys elegans (17055 17111)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (North Dakota) Eumys elegans (17100) Eumys obliquidens (17301)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Eumys elegans (17106 17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Eumys elegans (17081 17082 17083)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Cricetodon nebraskensis (17150) Eumys elegans (17108 17164)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Eumys cricetodontoides (17154) Eumys elegans (17137) Eumys obliquidens (17109)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Eumys elegans (17061 17094 17102 17115 17173 17174)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Eumys elegans (230863)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Eumys elegans (17336)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Eumys sp. (17666)