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Copemys esmeraldensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Copemys esmeraldensis was named by Clark et al. (1964). Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Peromyscus esmeraldensis by Shotwell (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Copemys esmeraldensis Clark et al.
1967Peromyscus esmeraldensis Shotwell
1972Copemys esmeraldensis Lindsay

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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()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusCopemys
speciesesmeraldensis

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.

†Copemys esmeraldensis Clark et al. 1964
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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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Copemys esmeraldensis (19167 19169 19279 19280)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Copemys esmeraldensis (type locality: 18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Peromyscus esmeraldensis (18831)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Copemys esmeraldensis (19309)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Peromyscus esmeraldensis (18807 18944 18970)