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Sorex powersi

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex powersi was named by Hibbard and Bjork (1971). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hagerman (Gidley Horse Quarry), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Glenns Ferry Formation of Idaho.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Sorex powersi Hibbard and Bjork
1980Sorex powersi Kurten and Anderson p. 104
1985Sorex powersi Gustafson p. 88

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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
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
speciespowersi

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.

Sorex powersi Hibbard and Bjork 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Sorex powersi (20064)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Sorex powersi (type locality: 19808 19906)