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Leptodontomys stirtoni

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Pseudadjidaumo stirtoni was named by Lindsay (1972) [genotype]. Its type locality is Coon Canyon 5, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California. It is the type species of Pseudadjidaumo.

It was recombined as Leptodontomys stirtoni by Fahlbusch (1973), Engesser (1979) and Korth and Bailey (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pseudadjidaumo stirtoni Lindsay
1973Leptodontomys stirtoni Fahlbusch
1979Leptodontomys stirtoni Engesser
1992Leptodontomys stirtoni Korth and Bailey

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusLeptodontomys
speciesstirtoni()

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.

Leptodontomys stirtoni Lindsay 1972
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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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Pseudadjidaumo stirtoni (19578)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Pseudadjidaumo stirtoni (type locality: 19304 19343 19550)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptodontomys stirtoni (17976)