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Diaphoromys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Diaphoromys was named by Kraglievich (1931). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dinomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Diaphoromys Kraglievich
1932Diaphoromys mesopotamicus Kraglievich
1934Diaphoromys artussi Kraglievich
1997Diaphoromys 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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
genusDiaphoromysKraglievich 1931

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. †Diaphoromys Kraglievich 1931
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†Diaphoromys arctus Rusconi 1945
†Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich 1931
Invalid names: Diaphoromys mesopotamicus Kraglievich 1932 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) D. gamayensis (204361 230749)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) D. sp., D. compressidens, D. mesopotamicus, D. gamayensis (55600)