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Niglarodon yeariani

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Meniscomys yeariani was named by Nichols (1976). Its type locality is Peterson Creek (Lower MV 7303), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in the Peterson Creek Beds Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Niglarodon yeariani by Rensberger (1981), Rensberger (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Meniscomys yeariani Nichols
1981Niglarodon yeariani Rensberger
1983Niglarodon yeariani Rensberger

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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
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
genusNiglarodonBlack 1961
speciesyeariani()

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.

†Niglarodon yeariani Nichols 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available