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Nothodipoides planus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Eucastor planus was named by Stirton (1935). Its type locality is Beaver Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in Oklahoma.

It was recombined as Nothodipoides planus by Korth (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Eucastor planus Stirton
2007Nothodipoides planus Korth p. 1533

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeNothodipoidini
genusNothodipoidesKorth 2002
speciesplanus()

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.

†Nothodipoides planus Stirton 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Eucastor planus (19287)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Eucastor planus (18082)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Eucastor planus (18470 18472 18478) Nothodipoides planus (18200)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Eucastor planus (type locality: 18045 18463)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Eucastor planus (18554)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Eucastor planus (18327) Eucastor sp. (18066)