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Sigmodon hudspethensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Sigmodon hudspethensis was named by Strain (1966). Its type locality is Hudspeth (TMM 40240), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Fort Hancock Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Sigmodon hudspethensis Strain
1980Sigmodon hudspethensis Kurten and Anderson p. 250

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSigmodontiniWagner 1843
genusSigmodonSay and Ord 1825
specieshudspethensis

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.

†Sigmodon hudspethensis Strain 1966
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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 12:54:46
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:54:46
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Sigmodon hudspethensis (type locality: 20037 20053)