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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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

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 (Nebraska) Ecclesimus tenuiceps (17242 17250)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Ecclesimus tenuiceps (17081) Heliscomys tenuiceps (17082)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Florentiamyidae indet. (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Kirkomys milleri (17323) Proheteromys nebraskensis (17393)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Kirkomys martintau (170168) Proheteromys nebraskensis (17336 17337 17338)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Sanctimus stouti, Sanctimus stuartae, Florentiamys sp. (17709)
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)
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 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) Florentiamys sp., Hitonkala macdonaldtau (67637)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Florentiamys tiptoni, Hitonkala macdonaldtau (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Sanctimus tiptoni (17561 17564)
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)