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Pelycomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Pelycomys was named by Galbreath (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Pelycomys rugosus.

It was assigned to Ischyromyidae by Johnson (1966); to Allomyidae by Galbreath (1953) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Prosciurinae by Korth et al. (2022).

Species
P. brulanus, P. placidus, P. rugosus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pelycomys Galbreath
1966Pelycomys Johnson p. 80
1997Pelycomys McKenna and Bell
2022Pelycomys 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyProsciurinae
genusPelycomys

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.

G. †Pelycomys Galbreath 1953
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†Pelycomys brulanus Korth 1986
†Pelycomys placidus Galbreath 1953
†Pelycomys rugosus Galbreath 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Chadronian to the top of the Orellan or 37.20000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. rugosus (16977)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. sp., P. sp. A (85117)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. sp. (156988)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) P. brulanus (17211 17273) P. placidus (17242)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) P. placidus (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) P. placidus (17189) P. sp. (17198)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) P. placidus (17082)