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Peridiomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Peridiomys was named by Matthew (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Peridiomys rusticus.

It was assigned to Heteromyinae by Wood (1935); to Mioheteromyinae by Korth (1997); and to Heteromyidae by Matthew (1924), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. halis, P. rusticus (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Peridiomys Matthew
1935Peridiomys Wood p. 172
1997Peridiomys Korth p. 50
1997Peridiomys 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()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyMioheteromyinae
genusPeridiomys

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. †Peridiomys Matthew 1924
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†Peridiomys halis Sutton and Korth 1995
†Peridiomys rusticus Matthew 1924
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Korth 1997Cheek teeth lower-crowned than Mioheteromys; cusps on cheek teeth more bulbous than in other genera; metaconid of p4 at least twice as large as protostylid (subequal in size in other genera); incisors broad and il flattened anteriorly, not narrow and strongly anteriorly convex as in other genera; mandible more robust than in other genera.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 18.50000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17979)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) P. sp. (19369)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (18208)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17911)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) P. halis (18803)