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Plesiosteiromys newelli

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Plesiosteiromys newelli was named by Boivin et al. (2017). Its type specimen is MUSM 2893, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CTA-61, which is in an Oligocene channel conglomerate in the Chambira Formation of Peru. It is the type species of Plesiosteiromys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Plesiosteiromys newelli Boivin et al.

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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
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
genusPlesiosteiromys
speciesnewelli

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.

Plesiosteiromys newelli Boivin et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available