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Geocapromys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Capromyidae

Taxonomy
Geocapromys was named by Chapman (1901). It is extant.

It was assigned to Capromyidae by Morgan (1994).

Species
G. columbianus (syn. G. pleistocenicus)
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. browni, G. caymanensis, G. ingrahami

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Geocapromys Chapman
1994Geocapromys Morgan p. 469

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCapromyidaeSmith 1842
genusGeocapromysChapman 1901

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. Geocapromys Chapman 1901
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†Geocapromys columbianus Chapman 1982
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Invalid names: Geocapromys pleistocenicus Arredondo 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:46:45
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) G. columbianus (152870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands G. sp. (209851)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Mayabeque) G. columbianus (153777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) G. ingrahami (198650) G. sp. (198651)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cayman Islands G. sp. (209852)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) G. pleistocenicus, G. columbianus (195083)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) G. sp. (210535 210537 210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Jamaica G. browni (215359)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) G. sp. (144130 144132 144134 186637 198662 208106 210532 210542)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) G. ingrahami (144662)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas G. ingrahami (194591 194592 194593 194594 194595 194596 194597)