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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cylindrodontidae : Tuscahomys : Tuscahomys medius |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cylindrodontidae : Tuscahomys : Tuscahomys medius |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Tuscahomys |
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Scientific Name | Tuscahomys medius Dawson & Beard, 2007 |
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Name Published In | Dawson, Mary R. & K. C. Beard. 2007. Rodents of the family Cylindrodontidae (Mammalia) from the earliest Eocene of the Tuscahoma Formation, Mississippi. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 76(3): 135-144. |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Tuscahomys medius | species | belongs to Tuscahomys | stated with evidence | Dawson and Beard, 2007 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 50.3 Ma Eocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | herbivore (based on Rodentia) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. R. Dawson and K. C. Beard. 2007. Rodents of the family Cylindrodontidae (Mammalia) from the earliest Eocene of the Tuscahoma Formation, Mississippi. Annals of Carnegie Museum 76(3):135-144 |
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