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Postcopemys valensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Peromyscus valensis was named by Shotwell (1967).

It was recombined as Copemys valensis by Korth (1994); it was recombined as Antecalomys valensis by Korth (1998); it was recombined as Postcopemys valensis by Lindsay and Czaplewski (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Peromyscus valensis Shotwell
1994Copemys valensis Korth
1998Antecalomys valensis Korth
2011Postcopemys valensis Lindsay and Czaplewski

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPostcopemys
speciesvalensis()

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.

†Postcopemys valensis Shotwell 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Peromyscus valensis (18807 18944 18970)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Peromyscus valensis (19604)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Chihuahua) Copemys valensis (18755)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nevada) Peromyscus valensis (20017)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Peromyscus valensis (19715 19719)