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Perognathus minutus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathus minutus was named by James (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Perognathus minutus James
2019Perognathus minutus May

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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
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPerognathusMaximillian 1839
speciesminutus

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.

†Perognathus minutus James 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:49:18
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:49:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Perognathus minutus (18612)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Perognathus minutus (19369)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Perognathus minutus (19141 19173 19193 19271 19281 19313 19416 19430 19522 19524 19550 19557 214888 214889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Perognathus minutus (19535)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) Perognathus minutus (18538 18549)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Perognathus minutus (19564)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Perognathus minutus (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Perognathus minutus (188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Perognathus minutus (19145 19181 19322 19323 19324 19383 19384) Perognathus sp. (19517)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Perognathus sp. (18066)