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Sciuroides ehrensteinensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Pseudosciuridae

Taxonomy
Sciuroides ehrensteinensis was named by Schmidt-Kittler (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Sciuroides ehrensteinensis Schmidt-Kittler pp. 37-38 fig. 15
1986Sciuroides ehrensteinensis Hooker p. 300

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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
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
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyPseudosciuridaeZittel 1893
genusSciuroidesMajor 1873
speciesehrensteinensisSchmidt-Kittler 1971

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.

Sciuroides ehrensteinensis Schmidt-Kittler 1971
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 07:17:07
Modified: 2005-08-31 09:17:07
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Legendre 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Sciuroides ehrensteinensis (39233 39236 39249 39299)