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Potamarchinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Potamarchinae was named by Kraglievich (1926).

It was assigned to Dinomyidae by Tejada-Lara et al. (2015), Kerber et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Potamarchinae Kraglievich
2015Potamarchinae Tejada-Lara et al.
2016Potamarchinae Kerber et al.

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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)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
subfamilyPotamarchinaeKraglievich 1926
subfamilyPotamarchinaeKraglievich 1926

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. †Potamarchinae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Potamarchus Burmeister 1885
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†Potamarchus adamiae Kerber et al. 2016
†Potamarchus murinus Burmeister 1885
G. †Pseudopotamarchus Kerber et al. 2016
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†Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai Kerber et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Laventan to the top of the Tortonian or 13.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela (Falcon) Potamarchus indet. (152543)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Peru Potamarchus sp. (176156)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Potamarchinae indet. (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Potamarchinae indet. (163839) Potamarchus murinus (163843)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Potamarchus murinus (67386)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Potamarchus sigmodon, Potamarchus murinus (55602)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru Potamarchus sp. (176133 176162)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Potamarchus sp. (200111)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Potamarchus sp. (146427)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil Potamarchus sigmodon, Potamarchus murinus, Potamarchus adamiae (57989)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Potamarchus adamiae (191931 191932) Potamarchus murinus (217883 217884) Potamarchus murinus, Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai (134808) Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai (136714)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Potamarchus sp., Potamarchus sigmodon, Potamarchus murinus (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Potamarchus sp., Potamarchus murinus (55596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Potamarchus sp. (157794)