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Diprionomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Diprionomys was named by Kellogg (1910). Its type is Diprionomys parvus.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Kellogg (1910), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Heteromyinae by Korth and De Blieux (2010).

Species
D. agrarius, D. minimus, D. parvus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Diprionomys Kellogg
1997Diprionomys McKenna and Bell
2010Diprionomys Korth and De Blieux p. 229

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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
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusDiprionomys

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. †Diprionomys Kellogg 1910
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†Diprionomys agrarius Wood 1935
†Diprionomys minimus Kellogg 1910
†Diprionomys parvus Kellogg 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
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 Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) D. agrarius (18165)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) D. parvus (19141)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mioheteromys agrarius (18095 18159 18434) Oregonomys agrarius (18082)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) D. parvus (18888)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mioheteromys agrarius (18327)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) D. parvus (18807 18936 18944)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) D. minimus, D. parvus (19095)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) D. sp. (19569)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Utah) D. minimus (94334)