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Mastacomys (broad-toothed rat)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Mastacomys was named by Thomas (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data
M. fuscus, M. wombeyensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Mastacomys Thomas
1997Mastacomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
genusMastacomysThomas 1882

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. Mastacomys Thomas 1882 [broad-toothed rat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) Mastacomys fuscus (182621)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Mastacomys fuscus (96015)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Mastacomys fuscus (28298 136076 136159 136430)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (New South Wales) Mastacomys wombeyensis (182386)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Mastacomys fuscus (136075 182920 183262 183263)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Mastacomys fuscus (92837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Mastacomys fuscus (136072 181314 182957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Mastacomys fuscus (181897) Mastacomys wombeyensis (182447)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Mastacomys fuscus (136172)