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Tuscahomys major

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Taxonomy
Tuscahomys major was named by Dawson and Beard (2007). Its type specimen is CM 34587, a tooth (Right M1 or M2), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tuscahomys major Dawson and Beard
2012Tuscahomys major Rose et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusTuscahomys
speciesmajor

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.

†Tuscahomys major Dawson and Beard 2007
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Tuscahomys major (15719)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Tuscahomys major (154251 154255 154257 154259 154262 154269 154270 154271 154275)