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Glamys fordi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Gliravus fordi was named by Bosma and de Bruijn (1979). Its type specimen is IVAU BC 64 M2 sup. dext., a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bouldnor Cliff, Lower Hamstead Beds, Isle of Wight, which is in an Eocene foreshore claystone in the Lower Hamstead Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Glamys fordi by Bosma and de Bruijn (1979), Freudenthal (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. ford

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Glamys fordi Bosma and de Bruijn
1979Gliravus fordi Bosma and de Bruijn p. 381 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 2
2004Glamys fordi Freudenthal

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyGliravinaeSchaub 1958
genusGlamysVianey-Liaud 1989
speciesfordi()

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.

†Glamys fordi Bosma and de Bruijn 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. A. Bosma and H. de Bruijn 1979The cheek teeth of G. fordi are relatively large and have concave occlusal surfaces. The central basins of the lower and upper cheek teeth are filled with numerous small crests and cuspules. The M1-2 usually have two centrolophs.
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 21:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Gliravus fordi, Glamys fordi (type locality: 39300)