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Postcopemys chapalensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Postcopemys chapalensis was named by Rincón et al. (2016). Its type specimen is IGM-4850, a tooth (isolated left m1 (Fig. 2a, recov- ered from stratigraphic level 3).), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lake Chapala (Blancan level), which is in a Blancan terrestrial claystone in the Chapala Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Postcopemys chapalensis Rincón et al. figs. Fig. 2a, table 1

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPostcopemys
specieschapalensis

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.

Postcopemys chapalensis Rincón et al. 2016
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Jalisco) Postcopemys chapalensis (type locality: 204315)