Silvacola acares

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erinaceoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Eulipotyphla Subordo: Erinaceota Superfamilia: Erinaceoidea

Familia: Erinaceidae
Genus: †Silvacola
Species: †Silvacola acares

Name

†Silvacola acares Eberle, Rybczynski & Greenwood, 2014

Type material

• Holotype: RBCM.EH2012.028.0002.001 (right maxilla with P3, damaged P4, completeM1 and M2)
  • Repository: Royal British Columbia Museum, Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Type locality

• Eocene, Ypresian; Ootsa group, unnamed shale beds "Driftwood shales, Driftwood Beds, or Driftwood Canyon Shales"; Driftwood Canyon (L96), Near Smithers, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada

Distribution

Eocene,

• Ypresian
  • Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • "Driftwood shales", Ootsa group; Driftwood Canyon Near Smithers, Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, Canada

Etymology

• "Silva (Latin): forest; cola (Latin): dweller or inhabitant. acares (Greek): tiny"

References

• Eberle, J.J., Rybczynski, N. & Greenwood, D.R. 2014. Early Eocene mammals from the Driftwood Creek beds, Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park, northern British Columbia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34(4): 739–746. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.838175. ISSN 0272-4634.  Reference page.