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Pseudotomus littoralis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Ischyrotomus littoralis was named by Wilson (1949). Its type locality is Tecolote Canyon (LACM 3243), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Friars Formation of California.

It was recombined as Pseudotomus littoralis by Dunn and Rasmussen (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Ischyrotomus littoralis Wilson
2007Pseudotomus littoralis Dunn and Rasmussen p. 988

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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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyParamyinaeSimpson 1945
tribeManitshiniSimpson
genusPseudotomus
specieslittoralis(Wilson 1949)

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.

†Pseudotomus littoralis Wilson 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:22:11
Modified: 2011-05-12 03:22:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Ischyrotomus littoralis (type locality: 16670)