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Untermannerix copiosus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Untermannerix copiosus was named by Rich (1981) [genotype]. Its type locality is Santa Cruz, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Tesuque Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Untermannerix.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Untermannerix copiosus Rich

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeErinaceiniFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusUntermannerix
speciescopiosus

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Untermannerix copiosus (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Untermannerix copiosus (19287 type locality: 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Untermannerix copiosus (18027 18031 18090 18121 18141 18164 18208 18261 18275 18284 18332 18442)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Untermannerix copiosus (19547)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Untermannerix copiosus (188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Untermannerix copiosus (18450)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Untermannerix copiosus (18463)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Untermannerix copiosus (18066)