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Prosigmodon chihuahuensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Prosigmodon chihuahuensis was named by Lindsay and Jacobs (1985). Its type specimen is IGCU 1238, a mandible (left dentary fragment with M1-2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Concha (CH-17), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Prosigmodon chihuahuensis Lindsay and Jacobs
1992Prosigmodon chihuahuensis Carranza-Castañeda and Walton p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSigmodontiniWagner 1843
genusProsigmodon
specieschihuahuensis

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.

Prosigmodon chihuahuensis Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available