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Neosteiromys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Coendidae

Taxonomy
Neosteiromys was named by Rovereto (1914). It is not extant. Its type is Neosteiromys bombifrons.

It was assigned to Coendidae by Rovereto (1914); and to Erethizontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Neosteiromys Rovereto
1997Neosteiromys 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
familyCoendidaeTrouessart 1897
genusNeosteiromysRovereto 1914

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. †Neosteiromys Rovereto 1914
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Neosteiromys bombifrons Rovereto 1914
Neosteiromys pattoni Candela 2004
Neosteiromys tordillense Vucetich et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
p4 height23.073.003.153.080.106
M1 o 2 height33.263.103.553.150.247

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Messinian or 15.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) N. tordillense (141175)
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Argentina (Cordoba) N. sp. (140630)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) N. pattoni (198820)