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Proheteromys latidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Proheteromys latidens was named by Korth and Samuels (2015). Its type specimen is UCMP 150688, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rudio Creek 4, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial siltstone in the John Day Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. sulcus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels

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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
genusProheteromys
specieslatidens

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.

†Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
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: Arikareean or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Proheteromys latidens (212628 type locality: 237946)