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Perognathoides eurekensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathoides eurekensis was named by Lindsay (1972). Its type locality is Eureka, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California.

It was recombined as Cupidinimus eurekensis by Korth (1979), Whistler (1984), Sutton and Korth (1995).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Perognathoides eurekensis Lindsay
1979Cupidinimus eurekensis Korth
1984Cupidinimus eurekensis Whistler
1995Cupidinimus eurekensis Sutton 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyPerognathinae(Coues 1875)
genusPerognathoides
specieseurekensis

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.

†Perognathoides eurekensis Lindsay 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Cupidinimus eurekensis (19321 19423) Perognathoides eurekensis (type locality: 19343)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Cupidinimus eurekensis (18803)