Anchitheriomys: Difference between revisions

Anchitheriomys; Temporal range: early Oligocene to middle Miocene
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Castoridae
Tribe:	†Anchitheriomyini
Genus:	†Anchitheriomys; Roger, 1885
Type species
	†Anchitheriomys weidemanni;
Species
	†A. fluminis; †A. nanus; †A. senrudi; †A. stouti; †A. tungurensis; †A. weidemanni; †A. buceei;
Synonyms
	Amblycastor Matthew, 1918;

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Anchitheriomys is an extinct member of the beaver family, Castoridae. It inhabited North America and Eurasia during the middle Miocene.^[1] The name of the genus comes from Anchitherium, an extinct genus of horses, and the Greek word for mouse, μῦς (mys), thus meaning "Anchitherium's mouse", because the fossils of both genera usually co-occur.^[1]

Until recently, Anchitheriomys was placed in a closely related family of rodents, the Eutypomyidae,^[2] but a partial skull shows similarities to another early beaver, Agnotocastor.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Stefen, Clara; Mörs, Thomas (2008). "The Beaver Anchitheriomys from the Miocene of Central Europe". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 1009–1020. Bibcode:2008JPal...82.1009S. doi:10.1666/06-049.1. ISSN 0022-3360.
^ *McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997), Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, New York: Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-11013-8
^ *Korth, William W.; Emry, Robert J. (1997), "The skull of Anchitheriomys and a new subfamily of beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia)", Journal of Paleontology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 343–347, Bibcode:1997JPal...71..343K, doi:10.1017/S0022336000039251

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[Stefen2008-1] Stefen, Clara; Mörs, Thomas (2008). "The Beaver Anchitheriomys from the Miocene of Central Europe". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (5): 1009–1020. Bibcode:2008JPal...82.1009S. doi:10.1666/06-049.1. ISSN 0022-3360.

[2] *McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997), Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, New York: Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-11013-8

[3] *Korth, William W.; Emry, Robert J. (1997), "The skull of Anchitheriomys and a new subfamily of beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia)", Journal of Paleontology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 343–347, Bibcode:1997JPal...71..343K, doi:10.1017/S0022336000039251

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 * †''A. tungurensis''
 * †''A. weidemanni''
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 * '''''Amblycastor''''' <small>[[William Diller Matthew|Matthew]], 1918</small>
 }}
-'''''Anchitheriomys''''' is an extinct member of the [[beaver]] family, [[Castoridae]]. It inhabited [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]] during the middle [[Miocene]].<ref name="Stefen2008">{{cite journal|last1=Stefen|first1=Clara|last2=Mörs|first2=Thomas|title=The Beaver Anchitheriomys from the Miocene of Central Europe|journal=Journal of Paleontology|volume=82|issue=5|year=2008|pages=1009–1020|issn=0022-3360|doi=10.1666/06-049.1}}</ref> The name of the genus comes from ''[[Anchitherium]]'', an extinct genus of [[Equidae|horses]], and the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for mouse, μῦς (''mys''), thus meaning "''Anchitherium'''s mouse", because the fossils of both genera usually co-occur.<ref name="Stefen2008" />
+'''''Anchitheriomys''''' is an extinct member of the [[beaver]] family, [[Castoridae]]. It inhabited [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]] during the middle [[Miocene]].<ref name="Stefen2008">{{cite journal|last1=Stefen|first1=Clara|last2=Mörs|first2=Thomas|title=The Beaver Anchitheriomys from the Miocene of Central Europe|journal=Journal of Paleontology|volume=82|issue=5|year=2008|pages=1009–1020|issn=0022-3360|doi=10.1666/06-049.1|bibcode=2008JPal...82.1009S }}</ref> The name of the genus comes from ''[[Anchitherium]]'', an extinct genus of [[Equidae|horses]], and the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for mouse, μῦς (''mys''), thus meaning "''Anchitherium'''s mouse", because the fossils of both genera usually co-occur.<ref name="Stefen2008" />
-Until recently, ''Anchitheriomys'' was placed in a closely related family of [[rodent]]s, the [[Eutypomyidae]],<ref>*{{Citation | last =McKenna | first =Malcolm C. | last2 =Bell | first2 =Susan K. | year =1997 | title =Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level | publication-place =New York | publisher =Columbia University Press | isbn =0-231-11013-8}}</ref> but a partial skull shows similarities to another early beaver, ''[[Agnotocastor]]''.<ref>*{{Citation| last =Korth| first =William W. | last2 =Emry | first2 =Robert J. | year =1997 | title =The skull of ''Anchitheriomys'' and a new subfamily of beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia) | periodical =Journal of Paleontology | volume =71 | issue =2 | pages =343–347}}</ref>
+Until recently, ''Anchitheriomys'' was placed in a closely related family of [[rodent]]s, the [[Eutypomyidae]],<ref>*{{Citation | last1 =McKenna | first1 =Malcolm C. | last2 =Bell | first2 =Susan K. | year =1997 | title =Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level | publication-place =New York | publisher =Columbia University Press | isbn =0-231-11013-8}}</ref> but a partial skull shows similarities to another early beaver, ''[[Agnotocastor]]''.<ref>*{{Citation| last1 =Korth| first1 =William W. | last2 =Emry | first2 =Robert J. | year =1997 | title =The skull of ''Anchitheriomys'' and a new subfamily of beavers (Castoridae, Rodentia) | periodical =Journal of Paleontology | volume =71 | issue =2 | pages =343–347| doi =10.1017/S0022336000039251 | bibcode =1997JPal...71..343K }}</ref>
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