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Cylindrodontidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Cylindrodontidae Miller and Gidley
1958Cylindrodontidae Wood p. 172
1988Cylindrodontidae Carroll
2012Cylindrodontidae Rose et al.
2020Cylindrodontidae Lofgren et al.
2022Cylindrodontidae Korth et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
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
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918

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.

Fm. †Cylindrodontidae Miller and Gidley 1918
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G. †Anomoemys Wang 1986
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†Anomoemys lewisi Black 1974
†Anomoemys lohiculus Matthew and Granger 1923
G. †Ardynomys Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Ardynomys chihi Matthew and Granger 1925
†Ardynomys glambus Shevyreva 1972
†Ardynomys occidentalis Burke 1936
†Ardynomys olseni Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Ardynomys russelli Dashzeveg 1996 [synonym]
G. †Cylindrodon Douglass 1902
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†Cylindrodon collinus Russell 1972
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Invalid names: Prosciurus altidens Russell 1972 [synonym]
†Cylindrodon fontis Douglass 1902
†Cylindrodon natronensis Emry and Korth 1996
†Cylindrodon nebraskensis Hough and Alf 1956
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Invalid names: Cylindrodon galbreathi Ostrander 1983 [synonym]
†Cylindrodon solarborus Emry and Korth 1996
G. †Dawsonomys Gazin 1961
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†Dawsonomys woodi Gazin 1961
G. †Gobiocylindrodon Li et al. 2019
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†Gobiocylindrodon ulausuensis Li et al. 2019
G. †Jaywilsonomys Ferrusquia and Wood 1969
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†Jaywilsonomys ojinagaensis Ferrusquia and Wood 1969
G. †Pareumys Peterson 1919
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†Pareumys boskeyi Wood 1973
†Pareumys grangeri Burke 1935
†Pareumys guensburgi Black 1970
†Pareumys milleri Peterson 1919
†Pareumys muffleri Lofgren et al. 2020
†Pareumys troxelli Burke 1935
G. †Proardynomys Dashzeveg and Meng 1998
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†Proardynomys borkhoii Dashzeveg and Meng 1998
G. †Pseudocylindrodon Burke 1935
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Invalid names: Pseudocylindrodon sylvaticus Russell 1954 [synonym]
†Pseudocylindrodon pintoensis Ferrusquia and Wood 1969
G. †Sespemys Wilson 1934
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†Sespemys thurstoni Wilson 1934
G. †Siouxlindrodon Korth et al. 2022
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†Siouxlindrodon sullivani Korth et al. 2022
G. †Tuscahomys Dawson and Beard 2007
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†Tuscahomys major Dawson and Beard 2007
†Tuscahomys medius Dawson and Beard 2007
†Tuscahomys minor Dawson and Beard 2007
†Tuscahomys walshi Anemone et al. 2012
†Tuscahomys worlandensis Rose et al. 2012
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 55.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (162 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3China (Nei Mongol) Gobiocylindrodon ulausuensis (207629)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Tuscahomys minor, Tuscahomys major, Rodentia indet. (15719)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Dawsonomys woodi (15662) Reithroparamys ctenodactylops (15458) Tuscahomys ctenodactylops (15673 118482)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Reithroparamys ctenodactylops (99475) Reithroparamys sp. (80580) Tuscahomys major (154251 154257 154262 154269 154270 154271 154275) Tuscahomys major, Tuscahomys worlandensis (154255 154259) Tuscahomys walshi (139531)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Cylindrodontidae indet. (15837)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mongolia Proardynomys borkhoii (174908)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Mysops boskeyi (16586 16651)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Pareumys grangeri (16665 16666 16669 16673 16676 16682 16695 16705 16709 16710 16713 16714 16719 16738 16746 16747 16748 16751 16752) Pareumys sp. (16750 16762 16764 16768 16771)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Cylindrodontidae indet. (16542) Mysops sp. (16614)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Montana) Cylindrodontidae indet. (16551) Pareumys sp., Pseudocylindrodon sp. (16584)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Pseudocylindrodon citofluminis (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Pareumys sp. (16585 16766 16780 16817 167831)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Mysops sp. (16624)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Pareumys grangeri (16649) Pseudocylindrodon sp. (16513 16514 16518) Pseudocylindrodon sp., Pareumys lewisi (16517)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Pareumys grangeri, Pareumys troxelli (16654) Pareumys milleri (16607) Pareumys sp. (16531 222805) Paruemys sp. (213066)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Leptotomus sp. (16785) Pareumys milleri (16790) Pareumys sp. (16547 16590 16603 16615 16629 16789 16791)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Cylindrodontidae indet., Pareumys sp. (16529)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (Montana) Pareumys muffleri (230859)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Pareumys sp. (16533)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Pareumys milleri (16806 16810)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Pareumys guensburgi (16847)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Pseudocylindrodon sp. (16845 16846)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Montana) Cylindrodontidae indet. (16854)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Wyoming) Cylindrodontidae indet., Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi (16884) Pareumys sp., Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi, Pareumys lewisi (16826) Pseudocylindrodon tobeyi (16853)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Pseudocylindrodon neglectus (16830 16837 16851)
Duchesnean - Chadronian39.7 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Cylindrodon sp. (17020)
Duchesnean - Chadronian39.7 - 33.9USA (Montana) Pareumys sp., Pseudocylindrodon sp., Ardynomys occidentalis (16840)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Cylindrodon fontis (16929) Cylindrodon sp. (17031) Pseudocylindrodon neglectus (16940) Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Cylindrodon fontis (16917 16930) Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Cylindrodon galbreathi (17014 17033)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Jaywilsonomys ojinagaensis, Pseudocylindrodon pintoensis (17015)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Cylindrodon fontis (16898 16902 16908 16922 16952 16960) Cylindrodon fontis, Cylindrodon nebraskensis (16963) Cylindrodon natronensis (16962) Cylindrodon nebraskensis (16964) Cylindrodon solarborus (16965 16966) Cylindrodon sp. (16961) Pseudocylindrodon medius, Cylindrodon fontis (17009) Pseudocylindrodon sp., Cylindrodon fontis (16920)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Cylindrodon collinus, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Ardynomys saskatchewaensis (16919) Cylindrodon sp., Pseudocylindrodon sp. (16979)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Pseudocylindrodon silvaticus (16983)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Ardynomys occidentalis, Pseudocylindrodon medius, Cylindrodon fontis (16990) Cylindrodon fontis (16959 16988 17028) Cylindrodon fontis, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus (17010) Cylindrodontidae indet. (16996)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cylindrodon galbreathi, Pseudocylindrodon sp. (16977) Cylindrodontidae indet. (27244)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Ardynomys saskatchewensis, Pseudocylindrodon silvaticus, Cylindrodon collinus (16991)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Ardynomys occidentalis, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Cylindrodon fontis (17016) Ardynomys occidentalis, Pseudocylindrodon neglectus, Jaywilsonomys pintoensis (16888) Ardynomys sp., Pseudocylindrodon texanus (16934) Pseudocylindrodon texanus (16894 16931)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (New Mexico) Jaywilsonomys ojinagaensis (17032)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Pseudocylindrodon sp. (27245)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Pseudocylindrodon neglectus (16981)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Ardynomys russelli (174918) Ardynomys sp. (174715)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Kazakhstan Ardynomys sp. (201016)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Ardynomys sp. (174752) Ardynomys sp., Pseudocylindrodon sp. (77908)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia Ardynomys olseni, Ardynomys chihi (73781)
Middle Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Cylindrodon sp., Pseudocylindrodon neglectus (16928)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cylindrodon sp. (156988)
Ulangochuian37.2 - 33.9China (Nei Mongol) Ardynomys olseni (73811)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Cylindrodontidae indet., Cylindrodon nebraskensis, Siouxlindrodon sullivani (230806)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) Pareumys sp., Orientocylindrodon liguanqiaoensis (174738)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) Pseudocylindrodon sp., Sespemys sp. (17090)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Anomoemys lohiculus (182899)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Anomoemys lohiculus (175406) Ardynomys sp. (34695) Ardynomys sp., Anomoemys lohiculus (174759)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Ningxia) Anomoemys sp., Anomoemys lohiculus (182895)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Anomoemys lohiculus (135791) Ardynomys sp. (187298 187301 201191) Ardynomys sp., Anomoemys lohiculus (182131)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Anomoemys lohiculus (175168) Prosciurus lohiculus (53979)
Whitneyan - late Early Arikareean33.3 - 18.5USA (California) Ischyromyidae indet. (17527)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Georgia Cylindrodontidae indet. (182744)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Nei Mongol) Anomoemys lohiculus (175408)