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Metechinus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Metechinus Matthew
1967Metechinus McKenna and Holton
1967Metechinus Van Valen
1981Metechinus Rich
1995Metechinus Gould p. 7
2008Metechinus Gunnell et al.
2016Metechinus Korth and Evander

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyBrachyericinaeButler 1948
genusMetechinus

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.

G. †Metechinus Matthew 1929
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†Metechinus amplior Rich 1981
†Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw 1942
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Invalid names: Brachyerix incertis Matthew 1924 [synonym]
†Metechinus nevadensis Matthew 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Colorado) M. amplior (18934)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Brachyerix incertis (19435) M. amplior (19287 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) M. fergusoni (19097)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Brachyerix incertis (19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Brachyerix incertis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) M. amplior (18027 18031 18090 18102 18141 18164 18192 18208 18275 18284 18442) M. sp. (18165 18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Brachyerix incertis (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Brachyerix sp. (18220)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Brachyerix incertis (18666)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Brachyerix incertis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix incertis (18004) M. amplior (17976)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) M. amplior (19547)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) M. sp. (19361)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) M. nevadensis (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. amplior (18212) M. nevadensis (188779) M. sp. (18176)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. amplior (18066)