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Pliophenacomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pliophenacomys was named by Hibbard (1950) [named as a subgenus of Phenacomys by Hibbard 1937g; raised to genus level]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); and to Cricetidae by Hibbard (1950) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pliophenacomys Hibbard
1980Pliophenacomys Kurten and Anderson p. 255
1997Pliophenacomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyMicrotinae
genusPliophenacomys

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. †Pliophenacomys Hibbard 1950
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†Pliophenacomys dixonensis Zakrzewski 1984
†Pliophenacomys finneyi Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1972
†Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi Martin et al. 2002
†Pliophenacomys meadensis Hibbard 1956
†Pliophenacomys osborni Martin 1972
†Pliophenacomys primaevus Hibbard 1937
†Pliophenacomys wilsoni Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.90000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) P. sp. (18320)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) P. primaevus (19658) P. sp. (19624 19627 19629)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Ophiomys meadensis, P. osborni (19941 19942 19943 19944) P. dixonensis (19930) P. meadensis (19933 19938) P. osborni (19945 19946) P. primaevus (19931 19934)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Wyoming) Mimomys meadensis (20066) P. primaevus, Mimomys meadensis (20065 20067)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Mimomys meadensis, P. sp. (19917)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) P. osborni (19954 19964) P. primaevus (19963)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Chihuahua) P. sp. (20069 20071)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) P. osborni (20389)