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Leidymys blacki

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eumys blacki was named by Macdonald (1963). Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5362), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota.

It was recombined as Cotimus blacki by Clark et al. (1964); it was recombined as Leidymys blacki by Martin (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Eumys blacki Macdonald
1964Cotimus blacki Clark et al.
1980Leidymys blacki Martin

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusLeidymys
speciesblacki()

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.

†Leidymys blacki Macdonald 1963
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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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Arikareean or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Leidymys blacki (170168)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Leidymys blacki (17494 17495 17566 17597 17709)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Eumys blacki (17635 17636 type locality: 17638 17641)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Leidymys blacki (17567 17708)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Leidymys blacki (156729)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) Leidymys blacki (18003)