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Ceratogaulus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Ceratogaulus was named by Matthew (1902). Its type is Ceratogaulus rhinocerus.

It was assigned to Mylagaulidae by Matthew (1902), Korth (2000); and to Mylagaulinae by Korth (2013), Lu et al. (2016), Calede and Samuels (2020).

Species
C. anecdotus, C. cornutasagma, C. minor, C. rhinocerus (type species), C. robustus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. anectodus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Ceratogaulus Matthew p. 291 figs. Figure 1
2000Ceratogaulus Korth
2013Ceratogaulus Korth p. 234
2016Ceratogaulus Lu et al.
2020Ceratogaulus Calede and Samuels

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
orderRodentia
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyMylagaulinaeCope 1881
genusCeratogaulus

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.

G. †Ceratogaulus Matthew 1902
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†Ceratogaulus anecdotus Korth 2000
†Ceratogaulus cornutasagma Calede and Samuels 2020
†Ceratogaulus minor Hibbard and Phillis 1945
†Ceratogaulus rhinocerus Matthew 1902
†Ceratogaulus robustus Korth 2013
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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Miocene or 16.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) C. anecdotus (18687)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) C. rhinocerus (18109)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) C. robustus (19547)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mylagaulus sp. (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Mylagaulus sp. (18610 18645) Rodentia indet. (18640)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) C. anecdotus (18047 18330) C. anectodus (188779) C. rhinocerus (18176 18217 18242 18260 18465) Mylagaulus monodon (18324)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Epigaulus minor (18449 18450)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mylagaulus monodon (18327)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) C. cornutasagma (210591)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Epigaulus sp. (18043 18441)