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Kannabateomys

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Kannabateomys was named by Jentink (1891). It is extant.

It was assigned to Octodontidae by Ameghino (1907); to Dactylomyinae by Patterson and Pascual (1968); to Echimyidae by Carvalho and Salles (2004); and to Octodontoidea by Arnal and Vucetich (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Kannabateomys Jentink
1907Kannabateomys Ameghino
1968Kannabateomys Patterson and Pascual
2004Kannabateomys Carvalho and Salles
2015Kannabateomys Arnal and Vucetich

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
genusKannabateomysJentink 1891

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. Kannabateomys Jentink 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene (glacial)2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) K. amblyonyx (140474)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) K. amblyonyx (147815)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Tocantins) K. sp. (149493)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (São Paulo) K. sp. (148397)