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Copemys lindsayi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Copemys lindsayi was named by Sutton and Korth (1995). Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Copemys lindsayi Sutton and Korth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusCopemys
specieslindsayi

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 lindsayi Sutton and Korth 1995
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Copemys lindsayi (17976)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Copemys lindsayi (type locality: 18803)