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Sigmodon libitinus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Sigmodon libitinus was named by Martin (1979).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Sigmodon libitinus Martin

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribeSigmodontiniWagner 1843
genusSigmodonSay and Ord 1825
specieslibitinusMartin 1979

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 libitinus Martin 1979
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Calabrian or 1.40000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Sigmodon libitinus (20402) Sigmodon sp. (20400)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Sigmodon libitinus (20350 20351 20475 20526)