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Spurimus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Allomyidae

Taxonomy
Spurimus was named by Black (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Spurimus scotti.

It was assigned to Allomyidae by Black (1971) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
S. scotti (type species), S. selbyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Spurimus Black
1997Spurimus McKenna and Bell

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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()
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
genusSpurimus

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. †Spurimus Black 1971
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†Spurimus scotti Black 1971
†Spurimus selbyi Black 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) S. selbyi (16513 16514)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) S. scotti (16853 16884) S. scotti, S. selbyi (16826)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) S. sp. (17009)