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Mystipterus

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Mystipterus was named by Hall (1930). It is not extant. Its type is Mystipterus vespertilio.

It was assigned to Talpidae by Hall (1930), Van Valen (1967) and Carroll (1988); and to Uropsilinae by Gunnell et al. (2008).

Species
M. martini, M. pacificus, M. vespertilio (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Mystipterus Hall
1960Mydecodon Wilson
1967Mydecodon Van Valen
1967Mystipterus Van Valen
1988Mystipterus Carroll
2008Mystipterus Gunnell 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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyUropsilinaeDobson 1883
genusMystipterusHall 1930

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. †Mystipterus Hall 1930
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†Mystipterus martini Wilson 1960
†Mystipterus pacificus Hutchison 1968
Invalid names: Mydecodon Wilson 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Clarendonian or 20.43000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) M. sp. (17540 17543)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (17816 17843)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) M. pacificus (18917)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) M. martini (17892)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) M. martini (17877 17912 17913 17914)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Mydecodon martini (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) M. sp. (18003)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) M. pacificus (19011 19017)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (18031 18141 18164 18208 18275 18284 18442)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) M. sp. (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) M. sp. (181731)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) M. sp. (18831)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) M. vespertilio (18888)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (18066 18327)