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Ectropomys

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy

Species
E. exiguus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Ectropomys Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler
1997Ectropomys 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
genusEctropomys

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. †Ectropomys Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler 1972
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Ectropomys exiguus Bosma and Schmidt-Kittler 1972
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MP 21 or 41.30000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Barcelona) E. sp. (142030)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. exiguus (9071 9074 39264 39297 39298 41652 41665)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Spain (Cataluña) E. exiguus (88033)