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Knightomys depressus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Taxonomy
Sciuravus depressus was named by Loomis (1907).

It was recombined as Knightomys depressus by Wood (1965), Korth (1984) and Ivy (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Sciuravus depressus Loomis
1962Microparamys cathedralis Wood
1962Microparamys lysitensis Wood
1965Knightomys depressus Wood
1984Knightomys depressus Korth
1990Knightomys depressus Ivy

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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
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusKnightomys
speciesdepressus(Loomis 1907)

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.

†Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907
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Invalid names: Microparamys cathedralis Wood 1962 [synonym], Microparamys lysitensis Wood 1962 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Knightomys depressus (15930 16073 16076)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Knightomys depressus (15507 15510 15512 15514 15518 15522 15531 15532 15548 15551 15554 15557 15558 15566 15937 15942 15964 186931 186932)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Knightomys depressus (15327)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Knightomys depressus (15446 15447 15448 15663)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian55.8 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Knightomys depressus (15669)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Knightomys depressus (16240 16241)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Knightomys depressus (16198 16207 16254 16289 16415) Knightomys senior (16227)