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Aplodontia major fossilis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Aplodontia major fossilis was named by Sinclair (1905). Its type specimen is UCMP 4160, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Aplodontia major fossilis Sinclair p. 147 figs. Plate 19, figs. 8-9

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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
genusAplodontiaRichardson 1829
speciesmajor(Rafinesque 1817)
subspeciesfossilis

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.

Aplodontia major fossilis Sinclair 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:09:17
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:36:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available