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Spermophilus mcgheei

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Citellus mcgheei was named by Strain (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hudspeth (TMM 40240), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Fort Hancock Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Spermophilus mcgheei by Shotwell (1968); it was misspelled as Spermophilus magheei by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Citellus mcgheei Strain
1968Spermophilus mcgheei Shotwell
1980Spermophilus magheei Kurten and Anderson p. 213

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusSpermophilusCuvier 1825
speciesmcgheei()

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.

Spermophilus mcgheei 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: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:05:16
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:55:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Fernández et al. 2000, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


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