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Olympicomys vossi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Olympicomys vossi was named by Pardiñas et al. (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Negra, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial sandstone in the San Andrés Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Olympicomys vossi Pardiñas et al.

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeReithrodontini
genusOlympicomysSteppan and Pardinas 1998
speciesvossi

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.

†Olympicomys vossi Pardiñas et al. 2002
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Olympicomys vossi (198836)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Olympicomys vossi (type locality: 225534 225537)