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Mojavemys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Mojavemys was named by Lindsay (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Mojavemys alexandrae.

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Lindsay (1972) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Mojavemys Lindsay
1997Mojavemys McKenna and Bell

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusMojavemys

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. †Mojavemys Lindsay 1972
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†Mojavemys alexandrae Lindsay 1972
†Mojavemys galushai Korth and Chaney 1999
†Mojavemys lophatus Lindsay 1972
†Mojavemys magnumarcus Barnosky 1986
†Mojavemys mascallensis Downs 1956
†Mojavemys wilsoni James 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:06:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) M. sp. (19000)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) M. galushai (19484)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) M. lophatus (19139)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) M. magnumarcus (18868 18990)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) M. alexandrae (19284) M. alexandrae, M. lophatus (19557 214889) M. lophatus (19141 19166 19172 19279 19280 19281 19304 19416 19430 19522 19523 19525 19526 19549 19550 214888)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) M. galushai (19535)
early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) M. sp. (18848)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Pliosaccomys wilsoni (19453)