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Cupidinimus lindsayi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Cupidinimus lindsayi was named by Barnosky (1986). Its type locality is Steepside Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Cupidinimus lindsayi Barnosky

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusCupidinimus
specieslindsayi

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.

†Cupidinimus lindsayi Barnosky 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Cupidinimus lindsayi (167840 167842 167845)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Cupidinimus lindsayi (19141 19305 19313 19321 19549 19585 214888 214889) Cupidinimus nebraskensis (19170 19173 19174 19193 19271 19279 19280 19281 19304 19363 19416 19430 19522 19523 19526 19550 type locality: 19557 19558 19560)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Cupidinimus lindsayi (19309)