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Mytonomys coloradensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotomus coloradensis was named by Wood (1962). Its type locality is The Amphitheater, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the DeBeque Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Mytonomys coloradensis by Korth (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Leptotomus loomisi Wood
1962Pseudotomus coloradensis Wood
1984Mytonomys coloradensis Korth

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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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyAiluravinaeMichaux 1968
genusMytonomys
speciescoloradensis()

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.

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Invalid names: Leptotomus loomisi 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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

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

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Pseudotomus coloradensis (15225 15273 type locality: 15310 15407 15413)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Leptotomus loomisi (15548 15553) Pseudotomus coloradensis (15544 15551 15554 15556 15964)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Pseudotomus coloradensis (16497)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Pseudotomus coloradensis (15423)