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Fossorcastor

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Fossorcastor Martin
1997Fossorcastor McKenna and Bell
2007Fossorcastor Rybczynski p. 7

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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
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyPalaeocastorinae
genusFossorcastorMartin 1987

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. †Fossorcastor Martin 1987
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†Fossorcastor brachyceps Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Euhapsis gaulodon Matthew 1907 [synonym]
†Fossorcastor fossor Peterson 1905
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Invalid names: Palaeocastor magnus Romer and McCormack 1928 [synonym], Palaeocastor major Stirton 1935 [synonym], Steneofiber simplicidens Matthew 1907 [synonym]
†Fossorcastor greeni Martin 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Palaeocastor fossor (212629)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Capatanka brachyceps (17601) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17452)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Capatanka brachyceps (17547) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17549 17551 17553 17561 17563 17564)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Palaeocastor magnus (17821)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) F. greeni, Steneofiber fossor (17819) Palaeocastor simplicidens (17802 17816)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Capatanka brachyceps (17451 17458)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Palaeocastor simplicidens (18617)