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Promylagaulus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Mylagaulidae

Taxonomy
Promylagaulus was named by McGrew (1941). It is not extant. Its type is Promylagaulus riggsi.

It was assigned to Mylagaulidae by McGrew (1941) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Promylagaulinae by Lu et al. (2016).

Species
P. riggsi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Promylagaulus McGrew
1997Promylagaulus McKenna and Bell
2016Promylagaulus Lu 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
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
familyMylagaulidaeCope 1881
subfamilyPromylagaulinaeRensberger 1980
genusPromylagaulusMcGrew 1941

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. †Promylagaulus McGrew 1941
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Promylagaulus riggsi McGrew 1941
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 20.43000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17601)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) P. riggsi (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17555)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) P. riggsi (67637)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) P. riggsi (17802 17816 17843 67638 69806 69807)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (South Dakota) P. riggsi (17782)