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Reigechimys simplex

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Taxonomy
Reigechimys simplex was named by Sostillo et al. (2014). Its type specimen is GHUNLPam 4634, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bajo Giuliani, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial siltstone in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Reigechimys simplex Sostillo et al. p. 286 figs. Figures 3, 4.1 and 4.4, Tables 1−2

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyEchimyidaeGray 1825
genusReigechimys
speciessimplex

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.

Reigechimys simplex Sostillo et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Sostillo et al. 2014Enamel design in the occlusal surface of molars more simplified than that of the remaining species of the genus. Juvenile m1−m2 without mesoflexid/fossetid; the figure-eight-shaped occlusal surface of these molars persists to the ontogenetic stage in which Dp4 has a small metafossetid. Lingual tip of the anterior lobe of m1−m2 antero-posteriorly narrower than in the other species of the genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:44:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Reigechimys simplex (type locality: 152066 192135)