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Jacobsomys dailyi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Jacobsomys dailyi was named by May et al. (2011). Its type specimen is UCMP 320583, UCMP 320578, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Warren, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Horned Toad Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Jacobsomys dailyi May et al. p. 34 fig. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusJacobsomysCzaplewski 1987
speciesdailyi

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.

Jacobsomys dailyi May et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Jacobsomys dailyi (type locality: 19604 232515)