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Pseudotheridomys hesperus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotheridomys hesperus was named by Wilson (1960). Its type specimen is KUMVP 10195, a mandible (incomplete right lower jaw having incisor and p4-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Martin Canyon Quarry A, which is in a Hemingfordian channel horizon in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pseudotheridomys hesperus Wilson p. 72 figs. Figures 91 - 101

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusPseudotheridomysSchlosser 1926
specieshesperus

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.

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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 21:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 24.70000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Eomyidae indet. (17526)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Pseudotheridomys hesperus (type locality: 17965)