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Ansomys hepburnensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Ansomys hepburnensis was named by Hopkins (2004). Its type specimen is CM 64461, a mandible (partial right dentary with P4-M3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Chalk Cliffs South, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Hepburn's Mesa Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Ansomys hepburnensis Hopkins p. 735

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyAnsomyinaeQiu 1987
genusAnsomysQiu 1987
specieshepburnensis

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.

†Ansomys hepburnensis Hopkins 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: early Late Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Ansomys hepburnensis (type locality: 18848)