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Cuyamalagus

Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. dawsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Cuyamalagus Hutchison and Lindsay
1997Cuyamalagus 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()
Duplicidentata()
orderLagomorphaBrandt 1885
familyOchotonidaeThomas 1897
genusCuyamalagus

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. †Cuyamalagus Hutchison and Lindsay 1974
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Cuyamalagus dawsoni Hutchison and Lindsay 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:49:04
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the late Late Arikareean to the top of the Hemingfordian or 30.80000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
late Late Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (California) C. dawsoni (167829 167836 167839 167843 167852)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) C. dawsoni (167830 167840 167841 167842)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) C. dawsoni (19599)