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Metacheiromys

Mammalia - Metacheiromyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Metacheiromys Wortman p. 347
1930Metacheiromys Hay p. 421
1978Metacheiromys Rose p. 665
1988Metacheiromys Carroll
2012Metacheiromys Kondrashov and Agadjanian

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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
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—PholidotamorphaGaudin et al. 2009
suborderPalaeanodontaMatthew 1918
familyMetacheiromyidae
genusMetacheiromys

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. †Metacheiromys Wortman 1903
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†Metacheiromys dasypus Osborn 1904
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Invalid names: Metacheiromys osborni Simpson 1931 [synonym]
†Metacheiromys marshi Wortman 1903
†Metacheiromys tatusia Osborn 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) M. dasypus, M. marshi (16228) M. marshi (16205 16211) M. osborni (16279) M. sp. (16088 16098 16103 16114 16121 16270 16272 16273 16305 16309 16313 16315)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) M. sp. (16299)