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Florentiamyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae

Taxonomy
Florentiamyidae was named by Wood (1936). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Geomyoidea by Carroll (1988); and to Rodentia by Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Florentiamyidae Wood
1988Florentiamyidae Carroll
2022Florentiamyidae Korth 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyFlorentiamyidaeWood 1936
familyFlorentiamyidaeWood 1936

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.

Fm. †Florentiamyidae Wood 1936
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G. †Ecclesimus Korth 1989
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Ecclesimus tenuiceps Galbreath 1948
G. †Fanimus Korth et al. 1990
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Fanimus clasoni Macdonald 1963
Fanimus ultimus Korth et al. 1990
G. †Florentiamys Wood 1936
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Florentiamys agnewi Macdonald 1963
Florentiamys kingi Wahlert 1983
Florentiamys kinseyi Wahlert 1983
Florentiamys loomisi Wood 1936
Florentiamys tiptoni Macdonald 1970
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Invalid names: Florentiamys kennethi Wahlert 1983 [synonym]
G. †Hitonkala Macdonald 1963
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Hitonkala andersontau Macdonald 1963
Hitonkala macdonaldtau Korth 1992
G. †Kirkomys Wahlert 1984
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Kirkomys martintau Korth 2008
Kirkomys miriamae Korth et al. 2022
Kirkomys nebraskensis Wood 1937
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Invalid names: Kirkomys milleri Wahlert 1984 [synonym]
G. †Sanctimus Macdonald 1970
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Sanctimus falkenbachi Wahlert 1983
Sanctimus simonisi Wahlert 1983
Sanctimus stouti Wahlert 1983
Sanctimus stuartae Macdonald 1970
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Hemingfordian or 33.90000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Ecclesimus tenuiceps, Kirkomys miriamae (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Ecclesimus tenuiceps (17081) Heliscomys tenuiceps (17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Ecclesimus tenuiceps (17242 17250)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Kirkomys martintau (170168) Proheteromys nebraskensis (17336 17337 17338)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Florentiamyidae indet. (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Kirkomys milleri (17323) Proheteromys nebraskensis (17393)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Florentiamys agnewi, Sanctimus clasoni (17636) Hitonkala andersontau (17644) Hitonkala andersontau, Sanctimus stuartae (17630) Sanctimus clasoni (17626 17637 17638 17655 17660)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Sanctimus stouti, Sanctimus stuartae, Florentiamys sp. (17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Florentiamyidae indet. (17476)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Hitonkala andersontau (17516 17606)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Sanctimus stuartae (17567 17568 17708)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Florentiamys sp. (93080)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Florentiamys kennethi (17524) Florentiamys kennethi, Florentiamys kingi, Florentiamys kinseyi (17532) Florentiamys kennethi, Florentiamys kinseyi (17703) Florentiamys kennethi, Sanctimus simonisi, Sanctimus stouti (17472) Florentiamys kingi (17727) Florentiamys loomisi (17667)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Proheteromys nebraskensis (156729)
early Early Arikareean - early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Kirkomys sp. (175251)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Florentiamys sp. (17603 93079)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Florentiamys tiptoni, Hitonkala macdonaldtau (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Sanctimus tiptoni (17561 17564)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) Florentiamys sp., Hitonkala macdonaldtau (67637)
Monroecreekian - Harrisonian24.7 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Florentiamys sp. (17528)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Florentiamys sp. (17843) Florentiamys sp., Hitonkala macdonaldtau, Sanctimus stuartae (17802) Florentiamys sp., Hitonkala sp. (69806) Hitonkala macdonaldtau (67638) Hitonkala macdonaldtau, Sanctimus stuartae (17816) Sanctimus falkenbachi (17781)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Fanimus ultimus (69808) Florentiamys sp., Fanimus ultimus (17934)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Sanctimus sp. (17877 17912 17914)