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Prodipoides dividerus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Eucastor dividerus was named by Stirton (1935). Its type specimen is UCMP 29691, a mandible (mandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Prodipoides.

It was recombined as Prodipoides dividerus by Korth (2007), Korth (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Eucastor dividerus Stirton
2007Prodipoides dividerus Korth p. 118
2008Prodipoides dividerus Korth p. 175

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
genusProdipoides
speciesdividerus()

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.

†Prodipoides dividerus Stirton 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Prodipoides dividerus (18124 18144 18155 18266 18281)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Eucastor dividerus (18406) Prodipoides dividerus (18200)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Eucastor dividerus (18845 type locality: 18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Eucastor dividerus (18082)