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Erethizon poyeri

Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae

Taxonomy
Erethizon poyeri was named by Hulbert (1997). Its type specimen is UF 121740, a partial skull (fragmented, incomplete skull with right mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile 7C, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Erethizon poyeri Hulbert, Jr. p. 624

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
familyErethizontidaeBonaparte 1845
genusErethizonCuvier 1822
speciespoyeri

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.

†Erethizon poyeri Hulbert, Jr. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-12 18:13:37
Modified: 2011-05-12 03:13:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Dunn and Rasmussen 2007

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Blancan or 2.58800 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Erethizon poyeri (203947)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Erethizon poyeri (98313) Erethizon sp. (type locality: 19750)