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Eumysops marplatensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Taxonomy
Eumysops marplatensis was named by Olivares and Verzi (2015). Its type specimen is MMP 482-S, a maxilla (maxillary with both DP4–M3 series and zygomatic arches partially preserved; right hemimandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baliza San Andres, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in the San Andres Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Eumysops marplatensis Olivares and Verzi figs. 3G & 3H

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyEchimyidaeGray 1825
genusEumysopsAmeghino
speciesmarplatensis

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.

Eumysops marplatensis Olivares and Verzi 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:44:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumysops marplatensis (198833 type locality: 198837 198839)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumysops marplatensis (198836)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Argentina (Santa Fe) Eumysops marplatensis (225603)