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Dipoides rexroadensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Dipoides rexroadensis was named by Hibbard and Riggs (1949). Its type locality is Keefe Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. problematicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Dipoides rexroadensis Hibbard and Riggs
1969Dipoides rexroadensis Martin p. 1040
1980Dipoides rexroadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 235

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
tribeCastoroidiniAllen 1877
genusDipoidesJaeger 1835
speciesrexroadensis

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.

†Dipoides rexroadensis Hibbard and Riggs 1949
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

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 (Nebraska) Dipoides rexroadensis (19963)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Washington) Dipoides rexroadensis (20063)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Dipoides rexroadensis (type locality: 19932 19936 19940)