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Cryptotis adamsi

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Blarina adamsi was named by Hibbard (1953). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Cryptotis adamsi by Repenning (1967), Choate (1970), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jones et al. (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Blarina adamsi Hibbard
1967Cryptotis adamsi Repenning
1970Cryptotis adamsi Choate
1980Cryptotis adamsi Kurten and Anderson
1984Cryptotis adamsi Jones et al.

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeBlarininiKretzoi 1965
genusCryptotisPomel 1848
speciesadamsi(Hibbard 1953)

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.

Cryptotis adamsi Hibbard 1953
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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: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Cryptotis adamsi (18849)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Blarina adamsi (type locality: 19931 19932)