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Hesperogaulus gazini

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Hesperogaulus gazini was named by Korth (1999). Its type locality is Skull Spring, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial volcaniclastic in the Butte Creek Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Hesperogaulus gazini 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMylagaulinaeCope 1881
genusHesperogaulus
speciesgazini

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.

†Hesperogaulus gazini Korth 1999
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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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Hesperogaulus gazini (18814) Mylagaulus laevis (18865)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Mylagaulus laevis (18809 19017 19019 type locality: 19056)