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Mesocapromys kraglievichi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Taxonomy
Mesocapromys kraglievichi was named by Varona and Arredondo (1979). Its type specimen is IZ-7050 (OA-215B), a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cueva de Paredones, Ceiba del Agua, which is in a Pleistocene/Holocene cave horizon in Cuba.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Mesocapromys kraglievichi Varona and Arredondo

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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
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCapromyidaeSmith 1842
genusMesocapromysVarona 1970
specieskraglievichiVarona and Arredondo 1979

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.

†Mesocapromys kraglievichi Varona and Arredondo 1979
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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: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:46:45
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Cuba (Habana) Mesocapromys kraglievichi (13265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Mesocapromys kraglievichi (type locality: 195083)