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Altasciurus albiclivus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Prosciurus albiclivus was named by Korth (1994). Its type locality is White Butte (Orellan), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of North Dakota.

It was recombined as Altasciurus albiclivus by Korth and Tabrum (2017), Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Prosciurus albiclivus Korth
2017Altasciurus albiclivus Korth and Tabrum
2022Altasciurus albiclivus Korth et al.

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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
genusAltasciurus
speciesalbiclivus(Korth 1994)

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.

Altasciurus albiclivus Korth 1994
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Altasciurus albiclivus (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Prosciurus albiclivus (type locality: 17301)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Prosciurus albiclivus (17220)