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Hystricops venustus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Hystrix (Hystricops) venustus was named by Leidy (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Niobrara River (coll. Hayden 1857), which is in a Barstovian/Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Loup Fork Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Erethizon venustus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Hystricops venustus by Stirton (1935), Voorhies (1990), Korth (1994), Korth (1998), Korth (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Hystrix (Hystricops) venustus Leidy p. 22
1902Erethizon venustus Hay p. 733
1935Hystricops venustus Stirton
1990Hystricops venustus Voorhies
1994Hystricops venustus Korth
1998Hystricops venustus Korth
2017Hystricops venustus Korth p. 254

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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()
—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
subfamilyCastorinae
genusHystricops()
speciesvenustus()

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.

†Hystricops venustus Leidy 1858
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Hystrix venustus (190543)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Hystricops venustus (18327)