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Ceratogaulus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Ceratogaulus was named by Matthew (1902). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mylagaulidae by Matthew (1902), Korth (2000); and to Mylagaulinae by Korth (2013), Lu et al. (2016), Calede and Samuels (2020).

Species
C. anecdotus, C. cornutasagma, C. hatcheri, C. minor, C. rhinocerus, C. robustus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. anectodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Ceratogaulus Matthew
2000Ceratogaulus Korth
2013Ceratogaulus Korth p. 234
2016Ceratogaulus Lu et al.
2020Ceratogaulus Calede and Samuels

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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()
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
genusCeratogaulusMatthew 1902

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. †Ceratogaulus Matthew 1902
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†Ceratogaulus anecdotus Korth 2000
†Ceratogaulus cornutasagma Calede and Samuels 2020
†Ceratogaulus hatcheri Gidley 1907
†Ceratogaulus minor Hibbard and Phillis 1945
†Ceratogaulus rhinocerus Matthew 1902
†Ceratogaulus robustus Korth 2013
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Miocene or 16.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) C. anecdotus (18687)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) C. rhinocerus (18109)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) C. robustus (19547)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mylagaulus sp. (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Mylagaulus sp. (18610 18645) Rodentia indet. (18640)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) C. anecdotus (18047 18330) C. anectodus (188779) C. rhinocerus (18176 18217 18242 18260 18465) Epigaulus hatcheri (18316) Mylagaulus monodon (18324)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Epigaulus minor (18449 18450)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mylagaulus monodon (18327)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) C. cornutasagma (210591)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus hatcheri (18201) Epigaulus sp. (18043 18441)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Epigaulus hatcheri (18237)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus hatcheri (18126 18247 18359)