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Dipodomys minor

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Dipodomys minor was named by Gidley (1922). Its type specimen is USNM 10499, a mandible (a nearly complete right lower jaw containing the incisor and the first cheek tooth), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prodipodomys minor by Dalquest et al. (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Dipodomys minor Gidley p. 123 figs. Plate XXXIV, figure 16
1992Prodipodomys minor Dalquest et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusDipodomysGray 1841
speciesminor

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.

Dipodomys minor Gidley 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: granivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:40:21
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:23:24
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Prodipodomys minor (19624 19628 19638 19642)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Dipodomys minor (20108)