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Castillomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Castillomys was named by Michaux (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by Michaux (1969), Martín Suárez and Mein (1991) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
C. crusafonti, C. gracilis, C. margaritae, C. rivas
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. plinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Castillomys Michaux
1991Castillomys Martín Suárez and Mein p. 57
1997Castillomys McKenna and Bell

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusCastillomysMichaux 1969

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. †Castillomys Michaux 1969
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†Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969
†Castillomys gracilis van de Weerd 1976
†Castillomys margaritae Antunes and Mein 1989
†Castillomys rivas Martín Suárez and Mein 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Michaux 1969molaires brachiodontes, forte stéphanodontie, t1 reculé, petite taille.
E. Martín Suárez and P. Mein 1991Small murids with brachyodont molars; upper molars strongly stephanodont; t1 of M1 placed backward with respect to t2, M2 with 3 roots; upper and lower molars with longitudinal crests that gain importance in the course of evolution.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 13 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Castellon) C. crusafont (34928)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (26752)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal C. gracilis (65954)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Greece (Rhodes) C. sp., C. crusafonti (68046)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Aragon) C. crusafonti (32103 32104 35343 35344 35345)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Albacete) C. crusafonti (41943 41944 41946)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Andalucia) C. crusafonti (34996 34997)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (35252 35256)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Soria) C. crusafonti (40548)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2France (Roussillon) C. crusafonti (35064)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (34941)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (Albacete) C. crusafonti (40564 41932 41933 41937)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Andalucia) C. crusafonti (35038)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Andalucia) C. crusafonti (36975)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) C. crusafonti (32109 32110 32112)
MN 163.2 - 2.588France (Languedoc Roussillon Region) C. crusafonti (37049)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (35182 35229)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) C. crusafonti (34929)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Andalucia) C. crusafonti (34998 35001 35002)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Spain (Granada) C. sp. (77773)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) C. crusafonti (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (34898 34942 34943 35169)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Herault) C. crusafonti (49054)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Andalucia) C. plinensis (36760)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) C. rivas (34128)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Spain (Granada) C. crusafonti (35078)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) C. crusafonti (34932)