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Prosciurus magnus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Prosciurus magnus was named by Korth (1989). Its type locality is UNSM Mo-107 (Whitney C), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prosciurus magnus Korth
2017Prosciurus magnus Korth and Tabrum

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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
genusProsciurus()
speciesmagnus

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.

†Prosciurus magnus Korth 1989
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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, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Whitneyan or 33.90000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Prosciurus magnus (17250)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Prosciurus magnus (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Prosciurus magnus (type locality: 17396)