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Alwoodia

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Alwoodia was named by Rensberger (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Alwoodia magna.

It was assigned to Allomyinae by Rensberger (1983); and to Allomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
A. harkseni, A. magna (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Alwoodia Rensberger
1997Alwoodia McKenna and Bell

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyAllomyinae(Marsh 1877)
genusAlwoodia

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. †Alwoodia Rensberger 1983
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†Alwoodia harkseni Macdonald 1963
†Alwoodia magna Rensberger 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Harrisonian or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (17715)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) A. magna (17537)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) A. magna (212628)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) A. magna (156729)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) A. sp. (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Allomys harkseni (17555 17558 17561 17564) A. sp. (67636)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (67637)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) A. harkseni (17802 17816) A. sp. (17843 28043 67638 69807)