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Tuscahomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Taxonomy
Tuscahomys was named by Dawson and Beard (2007) [Currently includes four species: T. medius, T. minor, T. major, and T. ctenodactylops (formerly Reithroparamys ctenodactylops)]. Its type is Tuscahomys medius. It was considered unknown by Dawson and Beard (2007).

It was assigned to Cylindrodontidae by Dawson and Beard (2007), Rose et al. (2012) and Strait et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tuscahomys Dawson and Beard
2012Tuscahomys Rose et al.
2016Tuscahomys Strait 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusTuscahomys

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.

G. †Tuscahomys Dawson and Beard 2007
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Tuscahomys major Dawson and Beard 2007
Tuscahomys medius Dawson and Beard 2007
Tuscahomys minor Dawson and Beard 2007
Tuscahomys walshi Anemone et al. 2012
Tuscahomys worlandensis Rose et al. 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. R. Dawson and K. C. Beard 2007See Dawson and Beard 2007: pp. 136-137