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Microsteiromys jacobsi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae

Taxonomy
Microsteiromys jacobsi was named by Walton (1990) [Holotype: FMNH PM 54677, right mandible with dp4-m3, from Monkey beds (IGM-DU locality 022 or UCMP locality V4536) Etymology: In honor to Dr. Luis L. Jacobs, paleontologist and educator.]. Its type specimen is FMNH PM 54677, a mandible (right mandible with dp4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Microsteiromys jacobsi Walton

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
familyErethizontidaeBonaparte 1845
genusMicrosteiromys
speciesjacobsi

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.

†Microsteiromys jacobsi Walton 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 300 gs
Minimum body mass: 200 gs
Body mass source: publisheds
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arboreals
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-30 03:51:39
Modified: 2013-05-29 12:51:39
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Walton 1997, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Microsteiromys jacobsi (141256 141257 142428)