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Graomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Graomys was named by Thomas (1916). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phyllotini by D'Elía (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Graomys Thomas
1997Graomys McKenna and Bell
2003Graomys D'Elía p. 314

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusGraomysThomas 1916

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. Graomys Thomas 1916
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Graomys dorae Reig 1978
Graomys griseoflavus Waterhouse 1837
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, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chapadmalalan to the top of the Holocene or 4.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) G. dorae (199154)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) G. griseoflavus (71311)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) G. griseoflavus (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) G. sp. (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) G. griseoflavus (212466 212467)