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Metanoiamys marinus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Metanoiamys marinus was named by Chiment and Korth (1996). Its type locality is Camp San Onofre, which is in an Uintan/Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Santiago Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Metanoiamys marinus Chiment 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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusMetanoiamys
speciesmarinus

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 marinus Chiment and Korth 1996
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Metanoiamys marinus (16787 16788 16799)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Metanoiamys marinus (type locality: 16533)