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Cynomys sappaensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Cynomys sappaensis was named by Goodwin (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sappa, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in the Sappa Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Cynomys sappaensis Goodwin

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusCynomysRafinesque 1817
speciessappaensis

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.

†Cynomys sappaensis Goodwin 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:11:35
Modified: 2012-05-14 19:04:35
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Cynomys sp. (type locality: 20523)