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Spurimus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Spurimus was named by Black (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Spurimus scotti.

It was assigned to Prosciurinae by Black (1971); and to Allomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
S. scotti (type species), S. selbyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Spurimus Black
1997Spurimus McKenna and Bell

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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
subfamilyProsciurinae
genusSpurimus

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. †Spurimus Black 1971
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†Spurimus scotti Black 1971
†Spurimus selbyi Black 1971
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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Chadronian or 45.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) S. selbyi (16513 16514)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) S. scotti (16853 16884) S. scotti, S. selbyi (16826)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) S. sp. (17009)