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Neotamias malloryi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Eutamias malloryi was named by Martin (1998). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Westend Blowout, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial sandstone/tuff in the Alkali Canyon Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Tamias malloryi by Piaggio and Spicer (2000); it was recombined as Neotamias malloryi by Piaggio and Spicer (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Eutamias malloryi Martin
2000Tamias malloryi Piaggio and Spicer
2001Neotamias malloryi Piaggio and Spicer

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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
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusNeotamiasHowell 1929
speciesmalloryi()

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.

Neotamias malloryi Martin 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Eutamias malloryi (18939 18940 type locality: 19116)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Washington) Neotamias malloryi (232055)