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Lignimus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Lignimus was named by Storer (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Lignimus montis.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Storer (1970), Korth (1997).

Species
L. austridakotensis, L. montis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Lignimus Storer
1997Lignimus Korth

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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
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusLignimus

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. †Lignimus Storer 1970
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†Lignimus montis Storer 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) L. sp. (19000)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) L. montis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) L. montis (18027 18141 18240 18261 18284) L. sp. (18292)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) L. austridakotensis (18397)
early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) L. sp. (18848)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) L. sp. (18212)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) L. sp. (18327)