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Euroxenomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Euroxenomys was named by Samson and Radulesco (1973) [type European E. minutus]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trogontherium by Mayhew (1978), Savage and Russell (1983), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Hugueney (1999).

It was assigned to Castoridae by Samson and Radulesco (1973), Sutton and Korth (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Korth (2001), Korth (2002), Rybczynski (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Euroxenomys Samson and Radulesco
1995Euroxenomys Sutton and Korth
1997Euroxenomys McKenna and Bell
2001Euroxenomys Korth
2002Euroxenomys Korth
2007Euroxenomys Rybczynski p. 7

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
genusEuroxenomysSamson and Radulesco 1973

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. †Euroxenomys Samson and Radulesco 1973
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Euroxenomys inconnexus Sutton and Korth 1995
Euroxenomys minutus von Meyer 1838
Euroxenomys wilsoni Korth 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Vallesian or 18.50000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) E. wilsoni (17888 17934 69808)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Monosaulax sp. (17965)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Monosaulax sp. (18003)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) E. inconnexus (18803)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France E. minutum (148401)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) E. minutus (38137)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Segovia) E. sp. (40767)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Catalonia) E. minutus (193492)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) E. minutus (206345)