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Crucimys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Crucimys was named by Rensberger (1980). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Promylagaulus by Swisher (1982).

It was assigned to Mylagaulidae by Rensberger (1980), Rensberger (1983), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Crucimys Rensberger
1983Crucimys Rensberger
1997Crucimys 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()
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
genusCrucimys

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. †Crucimys Rensberger 1980
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Crucimys milleri Macdonald 1970
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, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Monroecreekian or 29.50000 to 23.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Meniscomys milleri (17638 17651)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Meniscomys sp. (17526)