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Eumysops gracilis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Taxonomy
Eumysops gracilis was named by Ameghino (1908).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. incertus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Eumysops gracilis Ameghino
2012Eumysops gracilis Deschamps et al.

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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)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyEchimyidaeGray 1825
genusEumysopsAmeghino
speciesgracilisAmeghino 1908

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.

†Eumysops gracilis Ameghino 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:44:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Lujanian or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumysops gracilis (198823 198827 198844 198845 198848 198849 198850 198852 198853 198855 198856)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumysops gracilis (198833)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumysops gracilis (198836)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Eumysops gracilis (212840)