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Kerodon

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Kerodon was named by Cuvier (1823). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caviina by Gray (1825); and to Caviidae by Ameghino (1889).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Kerodon Cuvier
1825Kerodon Gray p. 341
1889Cerodon Ameghino p. 224

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusKerodonCuvier 1823

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. Kerodon Cuvier 1823
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†Cerodon priscus Ameghino 1889
†Cerodon pygmeus Ameghino 1889
†Cerodon turgeo Ameghino 1889
†Kerodon rupestris Wied 1820
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Piauí) K. rupestris (211633)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Ceará) K. rupestris (107828)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piauí) K. rupestris (211632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) K. rupestris (71331 71332 71334)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Pernambuco) K. rupestris (211631)