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Pitymys cumberlandensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pitymys cumberlandensis was named by van der Meulen (1978) [name used without justification by Morgan and J White 1995].

It was recombined as Microtus cumberlandensis by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Eshelman et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pitymys cumberlandensis van der Meulen
1980Microtus cumberlandensis Kurten and Anderson p. 263
1983Pitymys cumberlandensis Repenning
1985Pitymys cumberlandensis Zakrzewski
1988Pitymys cumberlandensis Repenning and Grady
1990Pitymys cumberlandensis Pfaff
2025Microtus cumberlandensis Eshelman et al. p. 111

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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
genusPitymysSchrank 1798
speciescumberlandensis

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.

†Pitymys cumberlandensis van der Meulen 1978
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Microtus cumberlandensis (20302)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Pitymys cumberlandensis (20555)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Microtus cumberlandensis (20290)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Pitymys cumberlandensis (20354)