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Ectropomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Ectropomys was named by Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler (1972). Its type is Ectropomys exiguus.

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

Species
E. exiguus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ectropomys Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler
1997Ectropomys 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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
genusEctropomys

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. †Ectropomys Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler 1972
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†Ectropomys exiguus Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MP 21 or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) E. sp. (142030)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. exiguus (9071 9074 39264 39297 39298 41652 41665)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Cataluña) E. exiguus (88033)