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Cedromus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Cedromus was named by Wilson (1949). It is not extant. Its type is Cedromus wardi.

It was assigned to Cedromurinae by Wang and Dashzeveg (2005); and to Sciuridae by Wilson (1949), McKenna and Bell (1997), Korth et al. (2022).

Species
C. modicus, C. savannae, C. wardi (type species), C. wilsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Cedromus Wilson
1997Cedromus McKenna and Bell
2005Cedromus Wang and Dashzeveg
2022Cedromus Korth 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()
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
familySciuridae
subfamilyCedromurinaeKorth and Emry 1991
genusCedromusWilson 1949

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. †Cedromus Wilson 1949
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†Cedromus modicus Korth et al. 2022
†Cedromus savannae Hayes 2007
†Cedromus wardi Wilson 1949
†Cedromus wilsoni Korth and Emry 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Geringian or 37.00000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) C. sp. (16920)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) C. modicus (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) C. wardi (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) C. wardi (17108 17211 17220 17242 17250) Prosciurus saskatchewaensis (17059)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) C. wardi (17081 17082 17083)
Orellan - Whitneyan33.9 - 29.5USA (Wyoming) C. wilsoni, C. modicus (207058)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) C. sp. (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) C. sp. (17395)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (North Dakota) C. sp. (17320)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) C. savannae (17495 17597)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) C. savannae (17598 17699)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) C. savannae (156729)