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Ceratogaulus hatcheri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Epigaulus hatcheri was named by Gidley (1907) [genotype]. Its type locality is Long Island Quarry, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Ogallala Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Epigaulus.

It was recombined as Ceratogaulus hatcheri by Korth (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. anectodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Epigaulus hatcheri Gidley
2000Ceratogaulus hatcheri Korth

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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
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMylagaulinaeCope 1881
genusCeratogaulusMatthew 1902
specieshatcheri(Gidley 1907)

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.

†Ceratogaulus hatcheri Gidley 1907
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus hatcheri (18316)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus hatcheri (18201)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Epigaulus hatcheri (type locality: 18237)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus hatcheri (18126 18247 18359)