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Gregorymys mixtecorum

Mammalia - Rodentia - Entoptychidae

Taxonomy
Gregorymys mixtecorum was named by Ortiz-Caballero et al. (2020). Its type specimen is UMPE 260, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santiago Yolomécatl, Iniyoo Local Fauna, which is in a Bartonian/Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/chert in the Yolomécatl Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Gregorymys mixtecorum Ortiz-Caballero 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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyEntoptychidae(Miller and Gidley 1918)
genusGregorymysWood 1936
speciesmixtecorum

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.

Gregorymys mixtecorum Ortiz-Caballero et al. 2020
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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 Rupelian or 41.30000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Gregorymys mixtecorum (type locality: 166797)