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Perognathinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathinae was named by Coues (1875). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Subtaxa
Bursagnathus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Perognathinae Coues
1980Perognathinae Kurten and Anderson p. 232

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyPerognathinaeCoues 1875
subfamilyPerognathinaeCoues 1875

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. Perognathinae Coues 1875
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G. †Bursagnathus Korth and Samuels 2015
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†Bursagnathus aterosseus Korth and Samuels 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 23.04000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (107 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Idaho) Perognathinae indet. (17588)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Perognathus sp. (19000)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19194)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Bursagnathus aterosseus (167866)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Perognathus sp. (19073 19074 19075 19081)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19599)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19305 19321 19549 19605)
early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Perognathus sp. (18848)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Perognathus sp. (18831)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Perognathinae indet. (18406)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Perognathus sp. (18807 18944 18970)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Perognathus sp. (19419)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Perognathus sp. (19610)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Washington) Perognathus sp. (20062)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Perognathinae indet. (19736) Perognathus sp. (19714 19715 19716 19718 19721 19725 19737 19738 19740 20086 20093 20095 20097 20098 20099 20100 20102 20104 20105 20106 20107 20108 20112 20114 20115 20116 20117 20120)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nevada) Perognathus sp. (19965 20017)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Perognathus sp. (19624 19627 19628 19629 19636 19638 19642 19646 19659)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Perognathus sp. (19945)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Perognathus sp. (20053)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (California) Perognathus sp. (20298)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (Idaho) Perognathus sp. (20430)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Perognathus sp. (20164 20451)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Perognathinae indet. (20165 20167 20295) Perognathus sp. (20168 20516)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Perognathus sp. (20389)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Utah) Perognathinae indet. (20406)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Perognathinae indet. (20178 20187 20228) Perognathus sp. (20123 20125 20126 20181 20200 20205 20206 20207 20209 20210 20211 20212 20213 20214 20230 20240 20241 20247 20387 20454 20470 20528)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arizona) Perognathus sp. (20340 20344)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (California) Perognathus sp. (20146)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Perognathus sp. (20355)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Perognathus sp. (20624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Perognathus sp. (20642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Perognathinae indet. (20605)