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Microtus australis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Microtus australis was named by Martin (1995). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile 16A, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in Florida.

It was recombined as Pedomys australis by Morgan and White (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Microtus australis Martin
1995Pedomys australis Morgan and White

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeArvicoliniGiebel 1855
genusMicrotusSchrank 1798
speciesaustralis

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.

Microtus australis Martin 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:44:05
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:44:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.80000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Microtus australis (20560)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Microtus australis (type locality: 20350)