Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cupidinimus robinsoni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Discussion

Small species, near size of Cupidinimus halli Wood, 1936a, Cupidinimus boronensis (Whistler, 1984), Cupidinimus tertius (Hall, 1930), Cupidinimus cuyamensis Wood, 1937, and Cupidinimus smaragdinus Korth, 1996a; p4 low crowned (ht/W 0.44), similar to that of Cupidinimus saskatchewanensis Storer, 1970, Cupidinimus whitlocki Barnosky, 1986a, Cupidinimus klinefelderi (Storer, 1970), and Cupidinimus smaragdinus Korth, 1996a; lower molars lower crowned than all other species (ht/W 0.24); accessory cusps occur on p4 on only one of four specimens but more frequently than in C. boronensis, Cupidinimus lindsayi Barnosky, 1986a, Cupidinimus avawatzensis Barnosky, 1986a, and C. whitlocki, less than in all other species; p4 equal in length and width.

Taxonomy
Cupidinimus robinsoni was named by Korth and Kron (2020). Its type specimen is UCM 54434, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Cupidinimus robinsoni Korth and Kron

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusCupidinimus
speciesrobinsoni

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.

†Cupidinimus robinsoni Korth and Kron 2020
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available