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Gregorymys curtus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Entoptychidae

Taxonomy
Entoptychus curtus was named by Matthew (1907). Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 23, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.

It was recombined as Gregorymys curtus by Wood (1936), Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970), Rensberger (1971) and Wahlert and Souza (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Entoptychus curtus Matthew
1936Gregorymys curtus Wood
1963Gregorymys curtus Macdonald
1970Gregorymys curtus Macdonald
1971Gregorymys curtus Rensberger
1988Gregorymys curtus Wahlert and Souza

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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
speciescurtus()

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 curtus Matthew 1907
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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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Gregorymys curtus (17550)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Gregorymys curtus (17451 17747 type locality: 17751 17828)