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Prodipoides lecontei

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Sigmogomphius lecontei was named by Merriam (1896) [genotype]. Its type locality is UCMP 1082a, Bald Peak Site 1, which is in a Miocene terrestrial siliciclastic in the Siesta Formation of California.

It was recombined as Eucastor lecontei by Kellogg (1910), Stirton (1935), Stirton (1939); it was recombined as Dipoides lecontei by Matthew (1913); it was recombined as Prodipoides lecontei by Korth (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Sigmogomphius lecontei Merriam
1902Sigmogomphius lecontei Hay p. 722
1910Eucastor lecontei Kellogg
1913Dipoides lecontei Matthew
1935Eucastor lecontei Stirton
1939Eucastor lecontei Stirton
2007Prodipoides lecontei Korth p. 118

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
genusProdipoides
specieslecontei(Merriam 1896)

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.

Prodipoides lecontei Merriam 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Eucastor lecontei (19040)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Eucastor lecontei (type locality: 19146)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Eucastor lecontei (19185)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Eucastor lecontei (18835)