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Leptoromys wilsoni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Leptoromys wilsoni was named by Tedrow and Korth (1997) [genotype]. Its type locality is Slim Buttes Brule D, which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in South Dakota. It is the type species of Leptoromys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Leptoromys wilsoni Tedrow and 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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
genusLeptoromys
specieswilsoni

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.

†Leptoromys wilsoni Tedrow and Korth 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Whitneyan or 33.90000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Leptoromys wilsoni (type locality: 17189)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Leptoromys wilsoni (17384)