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Dipoides stirtoni

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Dipoides stirtoni was named by Wilson (1934). Its type locality is Rome, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. problematicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Dipoides stirtoni Wilson

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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
speciesstirtoni

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 stirtoni Wilson 1934
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Miocene or 12.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Wyoming) Dipoides stirtoni (18938)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Dipoides stirtoni (type locality: 19036)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Dipoides stirtoni (18326)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) Dipoides sp. (18973) Dipoides stirtoni (19095)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) Dipoides stirtoni (19090)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Dipoides stirtoni (18806 18807 18935 18936 19015 237803)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Montana) Dipoides stirtoni (18870)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Dipoides stirtoni (18086)