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Promylagaulus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Promylagaulus was named by McGrew (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Promylagaulus riggsi.

It was assigned to Mylagaulidae by McGrew (1941), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Promylagaulinae by Lu et al. (2016).

Species
P. riggsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Promylagaulus McGrew
1997Promylagaulus McKenna and Bell
2016Promylagaulus Lu et al.

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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
subfamilyPromylagaulinaeRensberger 1980
genusPromylagaulusMcGrew 1941

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. †Promylagaulus McGrew 1941
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†Promylagaulus riggsi McGrew 1941
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 24.70000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17601)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17555)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) P. riggsi (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) P. riggsi (67637)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) P. riggsi (17802 17816 17843 67638 69806 69807)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17782)