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Alphagaulus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Alphagaulus Korth
2013Alphagaulus Korth p. 234
2016Alphagaulus Lu 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMylagaulinaeCope 1881
genusAlphagaulus

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. †Alphagaulus Korth 2000
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†Alphagaulus douglassi McKenna 1955
†Alphagaulus pristinus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Mylagaulus proximus Douglass 1903 [synonym]
†Alphagaulus tedfordi Korth 2000
†Alphagaulus vetus Matthew 1924
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Mesogaulus pristinus (18980)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) Mesogaulus vetus (19388)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) A. tedfordi (17876) Mesogaulus vetus (18001)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) A. vetus (212625)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) Mesogaulus vetus (18960 18961 18962)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Mesogaulus vetus (19073 19074 19075 19076 19079)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) A. vetus (19339)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Mylagaulidae indet. (17889)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (Montana) A. pristinus (19084)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. vetus (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Mylagaulus pristinus (19103)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Mesogaulus paniensis (18894)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Mylagaulus vetus (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. vetus (17976)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. vetus (19547)