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Metanoiamys lacus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Namatomys lacus was named by Storer (1987) [tentatively referred].

It was recombined as Metanoiamys lacus by Chiment and Korth (1996), Korth and Eaton (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Namatomys lacus Storer
1996Metanoiamys lacus Chiment and Korth
2004Metanoiamys lacus Korth and Eaton p. 111

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusMetanoiamys
specieslacus()

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.

Metanoiamys lacus Storer 1987
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Duchesnean or 39.70000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Metanoiamys lacus (16877)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Namatomys lacus (16845)