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Postcopemys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Postcopemys was named by Lindsay and Czaplewski (2011). Its type is Postcopemys repenningi.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Lindsay and Czaplewski (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Postcopemys Lindsay and Czaplewski

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPostcopemys

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. †Postcopemys Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
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†Postcopemys chapalensis Rincón et al. 2016
†Postcopemys maxumensis Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
†Postcopemys repenningi Lindsay and Czaplewski 2011
†Postcopemys valensis Shotwell 1967
†Postcopemys vasquezi Jacobs 1977
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Peromyscus valensis (18807 18944 18970)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) Copemys vasquezi (19514)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Chihuahua) Copemys valensis (18755)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Peromyscus valensis (19604)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Jalisco) P. chapalensis (204315)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Peromyscus valensis, Copemys vasquezi (19715 19719) P. repenningi, P. maxumensis (19713)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nevada) Peromyscus valensis, Copemys vasquezi (20017)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Copemys sp. (19621 19622) P. repenningi (232514)