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Neocnus gliriformis

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Microcnus gliriformis was named by Matthew (1931). Its type specimen is Amer. Mus. No. 16882, a mandible (right ramus mandibuli), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Neocnus gliriformis by White and MacPhee (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Microcnus gliriformis Matthew p. 4
2001Neocnus gliriformis White and MacPhee

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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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyCholoepodinaeMacPhee 2001
genusNeocnusArredondo 1961
speciesgliriformis()

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.

†Neocnus gliriformis Matthew 1931
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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
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba Microcnus gliriformis (37704)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) Neocnus gliriformis (152870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Microcnus gliriformis (195083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) Microcnus gliriformis (153777)