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Downsimus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Allomyidae

Taxonomy
Downsimus was named by Macdonald (1970). It is not extant. Its type is Downsimus chadwicki.

It was assigned to Allomyidae by Macdonald (1970) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Downsimus Macdonald
1997Downsimus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
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
familyAllomyidaeMarsh 1877
genusDownsimus

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. †Downsimus Macdonald 1970
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Downsimus chadwicki Macdonald 1970
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Invalid names: Allomys sharpi Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available