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Florentiamys kingi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae

Taxonomy
Florentiamys kingi was named by Wahlert (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Willow Creek, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

It was synonymized subjectively with Florentiamys loomisi by Korth (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Florentiamys kingi Wahlert
2008Florentiamys kingi Korth

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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
familyFlorentiamyidaeWood 1936
genusFlorentiamysWood 1936
specieskingi

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.

Florentiamys kingi Wahlert 1983
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Florentiamys kingi (17532 type locality: 17727)