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Eumys brachyodus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eumys brachyodus was named by Wood (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Eumys brachyodus Wood
2014Eumys brachyodus Korth p. 386

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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
genusEumys
speciesbrachyodus

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.

†Eumys brachyodus Wood 1937
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Arikareean or 33.90000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Eumys brachyodus (17090)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Colorado) Eumys brachyodus (17426)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys brachyodus (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Eumys brachyodus (17336 17337 170168)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Eumys brachyodus (17331)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Eumys brachyodus (17567)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Eumys eliensis (17509)