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Griphomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Griphomys was named by Wilson (1940). It is not extant. Its type is Griphomys alecer.

It was assigned to Protrogomorpha by Wilson (1940), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Geomyoidea by Korth and Eaton (2004).

Species
G. alecer (type species), G. toltecus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Griphomys Wilson
1997Griphomys McKenna and Bell
2004Griphomys Korth and Eaton p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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
genusGriphomys

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. †Griphomys Wilson 1940
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†Griphomys alecer Wilson 1940
†Griphomys toltecus Lillegraven 1977
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Chadronian or 45.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Namatomys sp. (16763)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) G. alecer (167831) G. sp. (16585 16817)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) G. alecer (16615 16784 16787 16788 16789 16790 16791 16793 16798 16799) G. sp. (16590 16603)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean45.9 - 37.0USA (California) G. sp. (241740)
Uintan - Duchesnean45.9 - 37.0USA (California) G. alecer, G. toltecus (16533)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) G. alecer (16808 16809 16810) G. sp. (17039)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) G. alecer (16877)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) G. sp. (16960 17009)