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Pliosaccomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Pliosaccomys was named by Wilson (1936). It is not extant. Its type is Pliosaccomys dubius.

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Wilson (1936), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. dubius (type species), P. higginsensis, P. prowitteorum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pliosaccomys Wilson
1997Pliosaccomys 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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusPliosaccomys

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. †Pliosaccomys Wilson 1936
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†Pliosaccomys dubius Wilson 1936
†Pliosaccomys higginsensis Dalquest and Patrick 1989
†Pliosaccomys prowitteorum Martin and Mallory 2011
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) P. dubius (18470)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) P. sp. (18831)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18326)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18086 18225)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) P. sp. (18999)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Washington) P. prowitteorum (232055)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) P. dubius (19057)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) P. higginsensis (18198)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) P. sp. (19446)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) P. sp. (218109)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Idaho) P. sp. (184623)