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Promylagaulus riggsi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Promylagaulus riggsi was named by McGrew (1941) [genotype]. Its type locality is FMNH Rosebud 2, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota. It is the type species of Promylagaulus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Promylagaulus riggsi McGrew

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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
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyPromylagaulinaeRensberger 1980
genusPromylagaulusMcGrew 1941
speciesriggsiMcGrew 1941

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.

†Promylagaulus riggsi McGrew 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 24.70000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Promylagaulus riggsi (17601)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Promylagaulus riggsi (17555)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Promylagaulus riggsi (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) Promylagaulus riggsi (67637)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Promylagaulus riggsi (type locality: 17782)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Promylagaulus riggsi (17802 17816 17843 67638 69806 69807)