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Marmota vetus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Arctomys vetus was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is YPM VP10323 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaearctomys vetus by Matthew (1909) and Bryant (1945); it was recombined as Marmota vetus by Black (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bobak, M. flaviventria, M. marmota, M. parva, M. sibirica
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2018-03-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Arctomys vetus Marsh p. 121
1902Arctomys vetus Hay p. 720
1909Palaearctomys vetus Matthew
1945Palaearctomys vetus Bryant
1963Marmota vetus Black p. 162 figs. Plate 11, figure 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusMarmotaFrisch 1775
speciesvetus()

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.

†Marmota vetus Marsh 1871
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. C. Black 1963Smallest known species of Marmota; ectolophids strong on P4-M3; Mi-M2 compressed anteroposteriorly ; P4 elongate; metalophid complete on Mi, not on M2-M3; single median groove on lower incisor.