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Cristadjidaumo skinneri

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Cristadjidaumo skinneri was named by Emry and Korth (2012). Its type specimen is USNM 534672, a tooth (left m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Flagstaff Rim I, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the White River Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cristadjidaumo skinneri Emry and Korth p. 426 fig. 10

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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()
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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusCristadjidaumo
speciesskinneri

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.

Cristadjidaumo skinneri Emry and Korth 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 2012Larger than C. mckennai; variably developed ac- cessory lophule connecting metaconid to anterior cingulid on lower molars; anterior cingulum extending entire width of upper molars (more lingually than in C. mckennai).
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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Cristadjidaumo skinneri (type locality: 16960)