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Octodontinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Taxonomy
Octodontinae was named by Waterhouse (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Octodontidae by Fernández et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Octodontinae Waterhouse
2000Octodontinae Fernández et al. p. 87

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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)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyOctodontidaeWaterhouse 1839
subfamilyOctodontinaeWaterhouse 1839
subfamilyOctodontinaeWaterhouse 1839

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.

Subfm. Octodontinae Waterhouse 1839
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G. †Abalosia Reig and Quintana 1991
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†Abalosia castellanosi Rusconi 1933
G. Octodon Bennett 1823 [degu]
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Octodon degus Molina 1782 [degu]
G. †Sciamys Ameghino 1887
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†Sciamys petisensis Arnal and Pérez 2013
†Sciamys principalis Ameghino 1887
†Sciamys robustus Ameghino 1894
†Sciamys varians Ameghino 1887
G. Spalacopus Wagler 1832 [coruro]
G. Tympanoctomys Yepes 1942 [plains viscacha rat]
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†Tympanoctomys cordubensis Verzi et al. 2002
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Invalid names: Pithanotomys cordubensis Ameghino 1889 [replaced]
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 13:40:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Holocene or 17.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Sciamys principalis (71843)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Sciamys principalis (176571 210637) Sciamys sp. (142533 176578 206243) Sciamys sp., Sciamys latidens, Sciamys principalis (176593 210638) Sciamys sp., Sciamys principalis (210786)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Chubut) Sciamys petisensis (133676)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Octodontinae indet. (198820)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) Pithanotomys cordubensis (211574)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Abalosia castellanosi (123525 123527 199160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Tympanoctomys barrerae (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (O'Higgins) Spalacopus cyanus, Octodon bridgesii, Octodon lunatus, Octodon sp., Octodon degus (71280)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Tympanoctomys barrerae (212466 212467)