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Tafimys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Tafimys was named by Ortiz et al. (2000). Its type is Tafimys powelli.

It was assigned to Phyllotini by Ortiz et al. (2000).

Species
T. powelli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Tafimys Ortiz et al. p. 38

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusTafimys

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. †Tafimys Ortiz et al. 2000
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†Tafimys powelli Ortiz et al. 2000
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. E. Ortiz et al. 2000A member of the tribe Phyllotini, subfamily Sigmodontinae, family Muridae. Size medium, similar to Phyllotis darwini or Loxodontomys micropus, characterized by highly hypsodont and very simplified molars, Ml trilophodont with unique accessory labial root, ml with anteriorly acuminate procingulum without anterolabial cingulum, m3 with vestigial mesoflexid; cranium with high zygomatic plate with parallel edges and small hook-shaped anterodorsal spine, straight premaxillarymaxillary suture, and very short rostrum.
Measurements
partNmean
Mandible at m1 height294.84

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) T. powelli (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) T. powelli (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) T. powelli (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) T. powelli (216696)