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Metechinus fergusoni

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Metechinus fergusoni was named by Henshaw (1942). Its type locality is Tonopah, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nevada.

It was synonymized subjectively with Brachyerix incertis by Rich (1981).

Synonyms
  • Talpa incerta was named by Matthew (1924). Its type locality is Trojan Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska.

    It was recombined as Brachyerix incertis by Rich and Rich (1971), Storer (1975) and Rich (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Metechinus fergusoni by Gunnell et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Talpa incerta Matthew
1930Talpa incerta Hay p. 438
1942Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw
1971Brachyerix incertis Rich and Rich
1975Brachyerix incertis Storer
1981Brachyerix incertis Rich

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyBrachyericinaeButler 1948
genusMetechinus
speciesfergusoni

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.

†Metechinus fergusoni Henshaw 1942
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Invalid names: Brachyerix incertis Matthew 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Metechinus fergusoni (type locality: 19097)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Brachyerix incertis (19435)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Brachyerix incertis (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Brachyerix incertis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Brachyerix incertis (18666)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Brachyerix incertis (19557)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Brachyerix incertis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachyerix incertis (18004)