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Cardiomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Synonyms
  • Cardiomys andinus was named by Kraglievich (1930). Its type specimen is MLP 15-11, a set of teeth (m1 and m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Vucetich (1984).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Cardiomys Ameghino p. 57
1914Cardiomys Rovereto p. 56
1930Cardiomys andinus Kraglievich
1997Cardiomys McKenna and Bell
2000Cardiomys Cione 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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusCardiomys

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. †Cardiomys Ameghino 1885
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Subg. †Cardiomys (Pseudocardiomys) Kraglievich 1932
†Cardiomys ameghinorum Rovereto 1914
†Cardiomys cavinus Ameghino 1885
†Cardiomys leufuensis Pérez et al. 2018
†Cardiomys mesopotamicus Ameghino 1888
Invalid names: Cardiomys andinus Kraglievich 1930 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Friasian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 16.30000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) C. andinus (204600)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) C. sp., C. leufuensis (231228)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp., C. leufuensis (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) C. sp. (87198)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) C. sp. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) C. sp. (157794 198543)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) C. sp. (68792)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) C. sp. (151506)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) C. eufuensis (231327)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) C. ameghinorum (198551 198554)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) C. ameghinorum (157795)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (199154 199156)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (53926)