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Getuloxerus adroveri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Getuloxerus adroveri was named by de Bruijn and Mein (1968). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU LM 1512, m1-2 inf. sin., a set of teeth. Its type locality is Los Mansuetos, which is in the Turolian of horizon the Alfambra Formation Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Getuloxerus adroveri de Bruijn and Mein p. 79 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 2

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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
tribeXerini
genusGetuloxerusMajor 1893
speciesadroveri

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.

Getuloxerus adroveri de Bruijn and Mein 1968
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn and P. Mein 1968Getuloxerus of intermediate size. M1-2 without mesostyl. the ridge connecting metaconule and posteroloph is generally well developed in M1-2. Posterior valley shallow in P4, M1 and M2. Metalophid interrupted in all molars. The entolophid is connected to the posterolophid (hypoconulid) in m1 and m2. Anteroconid either very small, or absent in p4.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available