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Steiromys principalis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Steiromys principalis was named by Ameghino (1901) [According to Kramarz, 2004, this may not be the holotype, but probably is.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is MACN A 52-608?, a fragment of an isolated lower incisor, a tooth.

Entered
by D. Croft on 2006-03-26; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Steiromys principalis Ameghino
1901Steiromys principalis Ameghino
2004Steiromys principalis Kramarz pp. 210-211

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
genusSteiromysAmeghino 1887
speciesprincipalisAmeghino 1901

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.

†Steiromys principalis Ameghino 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body mass source: publishedg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-30 03:43:50
Modified: 2013-05-29 12:43:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Walton 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Steiromys principalis (59133 59319 59321 59322 59323)