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Tyrannomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Tyrannomys was named by Martin (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Tyrannomys harkseni.

It was assigned to Zapodidae by Martin (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
T. harkseni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Tyrannomys Martin
1997Tyrannomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
genusTyrannomys

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. †Tyrannomys Martin 1989
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†Tyrannomys harkseni Martin 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) T. harkseni (20389)