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Sciurodon cadurcensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Sciurodon cadurcensis was named by Schlosser (1884). Its type specimen is QP 622 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Sciurodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sciurodon cadurcensis Schlosser

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
genusSciurodonSchlosser 1884
speciescadurcensisSchlosser 1884

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.

†Sciurodon cadurcensis Schlosser 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MP 21 to the top of the MP 27 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Sciurodon cadurcensis (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Sciurodon cadurcensis (183518)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.04Germany (Hesse) Sciurodon cadurcensis (186510)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04France Sciurodon cadurcensis (60214)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) Sciurodon cadurcensis (36717)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Germany Sciurodon cadurcensis (183682)