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Arctomys vetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Arctomys vetus was named by Marsh (1871). Its type specimen is YPM VP10323 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaearctomys vetus by Matthew (1909) and Bryant (1945); it was recombined as Marmota vetus by Black (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Arctomys vetus Marsh p. 121
1902Arctomys vetus Hay p. 720
1909Palaearctomys vetus Matthew
1945Palaearctomys vetus Bryant
1963Marmota vetus Black

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusArctomysFrisch 1775
speciesvetus

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.

†Arctomys vetus Marsh 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:43:47
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:43:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Marmota vetus (18126 18359)