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Pelycomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Pelycomys was named by Galbreath (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Pelycomys rugosus.

It was assigned to Ischyromyidae by Johnson (1966); to Allomyidae by Galbreath (1953), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Prosciurinae by Korth et al. (2022).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pelycomys Galbreath
1966Pelycomys Johnson p. 80
1997Pelycomys McKenna and Bell
2022Pelycomys 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyProsciurinae
genusPelycomys

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. †Pelycomys Galbreath 1953
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†Pelycomys brulanus Korth 1986
†Pelycomys placidus Galbreath 1953
†Pelycomys rugosus Galbreath 1953
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.00000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. rugosus (16977)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. sp., P. sp. A (85117)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. sp. (156988)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) P. placidus (17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) P. brulanus (17211 17273) P. placidus (17242)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) P. placidus (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) P. placidus (17189) P. sp. (17198)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) P. sp. (278678)