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Eopululo

Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae

Taxonomy
Eopululo was named by Frailey and Campbell (2004) [n. gen.]. It is not extant. Its type is Eopululo wigmorei.

It was assigned to Erethizontidae by Frailey and Campbell (2004).

Species
E. wigmorei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Eopululo Frailey and Campbell, Jr

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
familyErethizontidaeBonaparte 1845
genusEopululo

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.

G. †Eopululo Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
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†Eopululo wigmorei Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. D. Frailey and K. E. Campbell 2004Teeth brachydont with major, identifiable cusps. Upper molars square with rounded corners in occlusal outline. Protoloph and metaloph parallel to each other and to transverse axis of tooth; approximately equal in length and width. Parafossette, mesofossette, and metafossette large, nearly equal in size, and oval (parafossette) to eggshaped (metafossette) in outline.