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Proheteromys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Proheteromys was named by Wood (1932). It is not extant. Its type is Proheteromys floridanus.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Wood (1932), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Proheteromys Wood
1997Proheteromys 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
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusProheteromys

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. †Proheteromys Wood 1932
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†Proheteromys bumpi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys cejanus Gawne 1975
†Proheteromys gremmelsi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels 2015
†Proheteromys matthewi Wood 1935
†Proheteromys maximus James 1963
†Proheteromys parvus Troxell 1923
†Proheteromys sabinensis Albright 1996
†Proheteromys sulculus Wilson 1960
†Proheteromys thorpei Wood 1935
†Proheteromys toledoensis Albright 1996
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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Barstovian or 29.50000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) P. bumpi (17635 17641) P. gremmelsi (17638 17643)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) P. ironcloudi (17494 17544)
Geringian - Monroecreekian29.5 - 23.1USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17726)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) P. latidens (237946) P. sulcus, P. thorpei, P. latidens (212628) P. thorpei (212629)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. bumpi (17516)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17859)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (167847)
early Early Arikareean - early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (175251)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (167832 167843 167850 167852)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) P. ironcloudi (17561)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Heteromyidae indet. (17526)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (67637)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (New Mexico) P. cejanus, P. floridanus (17844)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17837)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (67638 69806 69807)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. matthewi (17749)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Texas) P. sabinensis, P. toledoensis (18663)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) P. maximus (19577) P. sulculus (19536)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) P. sp. (167844 167845)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (17892 17963 69808 69915)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3Panama (Panama City) P. sp. (144879)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) P. floridanus (18561 18586 18597)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) P. sulculus (19139 19233 19586 19599)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) P. sulculus (17965)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) P. floridanus (18512)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (17889)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) P. sulculus (19369)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. maximus (19392) P. sulculus (19141)