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Dipoides wilsoni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Dipoides wilsoni was named by Hibbard (1949). Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. major, D. problematicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Dipoides wilsoni Hibbard

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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()
—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
specieswilsoniHibbard 1949

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 wilsoni Hibbard 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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, 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 (Nevada) Dipoides wilsoni (18850)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Washington) Dipoides wilsoni (232055)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Dipoides sp. (18323)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Dipoides wilsoni (18939 18940 19116 237928 237929 237930 237942)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) Dipoides wilsoni (218109 218111)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Oregon) Dipoides wilsoni (225473)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Dipoides wilsoni (type locality: 19922)