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Sciuravus nitidus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Taxonomy
Sciuravus nitidus was named by Marsh (1871) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Paramys nitidus by Matthew (1899) and Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Sciuravus nitidus Marsh p. 122
1872Colonomys celer Marsh p. 220
1873Sciuravus nitidus Leidy p. 113
1899Paramys nitidus Matthew
1902Paramys nitidus Hay p. 724
1902Colonymys celer Hay p. 725
1910Sciuravus nitidus Matthew
1923Sciuravus nitidus Troxell
1938Sciuravus nitidus Wilson

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
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
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusSciuravus
speciesnitidus

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.

†Sciuravus nitidus Marsh 1871
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Invalid names: Colonomys celer Marsh 1872 [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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian - Bridgerian55.8 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Sciuravus nitidus (15669)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Sciuravus nitidus (16079 16083 16090 16091 16092 16095 16098 16099 16100 16106 16108 16109 16111 16112 16114 16116 16118 16119 16120 16125 16126 16129 16130 16132 16219 16221 16227 type locality: 16228 16232 16244 16262 16270 16271 16273 16276 16284 16287 16300 16302 16305 16306 16309 16310 16313 16315 16318 16324 16328 16341 16347 16350 16351 16355 16357 16358 16366 16369 16377 16381 16409 16431 16441 16500 16502 16504 16647 129895)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Sciuravus nitidus (16576)