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Pipestoneomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Pipestoneomyidae

Species
P. bisulcatus (type species), P. pattersoni
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Pipestoneomys Donohoe
1997Pipestoneomys McKenna and Bell
2013Pipestoneomys Korth and Emry p. 289
2022Pipestoneomys Korth et al.

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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()
orderRodentia
familyPipestoneomyidae
genusPipestoneomys

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. †Pipestoneomys Donohoe 1956
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Pipestoneomys bisulcatus Donohoe 1956
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Korth and R. J. Emry 2013Pipestoneomyid with mesodont cheek teeth; P3 lacking on all species; P4 larger than M1; anteriorly expanded anterocone on P4; hypoflexus (-id) continuous on molars until late stages of wear.
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, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Late/Upper Chadronian or 39.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Yoderimys sp. (16845)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) P. bisulcatus (16930 17014)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) P. bisulcatus (17009)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) P. bisulcatus (16988)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) P. sp. (16991)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) P. bisulcatus (17027)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) P. pattersoni (230806)