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Eumys cricetodontoides

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eumys cricetodontoides was named by White (1954). Its type locality is Canyon Ferry Reservoir 24LC15, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in Montana.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys elegans by Setoguchi (1978), Martin (1980).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Eumys cricetodontoides White
1954Eumys latidens White
1954Eumys spokanensis White
1978Eumys spokanensis Setoguchi
2011Eumys cricetodontoides Korth

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusEumys
speciescricetodontoides

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 cricetodontoides White 1954
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Invalid names: Eumys latidens White 1954 [synonym], Eumys spokanensis White 1954 [synonym]
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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 31.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Eumys cricetodontoides (type locality: 17074) Eumys elegans (17090)