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Ansomys nevadensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Ansomys nevadensis was named by Kelly and Korth (2005). Its type specimen is LACM 151454, a mandible (partial left dentary with m1-2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Massacre Lake RV-7043, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ansomys nevadensis Kelly and Korth p. 86

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyAnsomyinaeQiu 1987
genusAnsomysQiu 1987
speciesnevadensis

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.

†Ansomys nevadensis Kelly and Korth 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available