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Niglarodon petersonensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Meniscomys petersonensis was named by Nichols (1976). Its type locality is Peterson Creek (Middle MV 7303), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in the Peterson Creek Beds Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Niglarodon petersonensis by Rensberger (1981) and Rensberger (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Meniscomys petersonensis Nichols
1981Niglarodon petersonensis Rensberger
1983Niglarodon petersonensis Rensberger

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
genusNiglarodonBlack 1961
speciespetersonensis()

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.

†Niglarodon petersonensis Nichols 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Idaho) Meniscomys petersonensis (type locality: 17584)