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Taxonomy
Colomys was named by Thomas and Wroughton (1907). It is extant.
It was assigned to Muridae by Samuels and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
It was assigned to Muridae by Samuels and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1907 | Colomys Thomas and Wroughton |
2008 | Colomys Samuels and Van Valkenburgh p. 1408 |
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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. Colomys Thomas and Wroughton 1907 [African wading rat]
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Colomys goslingi Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Colomys sp. (71330) |