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Meniscomys hippodus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Meniscomys hippodus was named by Cope (1878) [genotype; also said to be 1878]. It is the type species of Meniscomys.

It was recombined as Protogaulus hippodus by Riggs (1899); it was recombined as Allomys hippodus by Hay (1902), Stock (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Meniscomys hippodus Cope p. 67
1879Meniscomys hippodus Cope
1899Meniscomys hippodus Hay p. 253
1899Protogaulus hippodus Riggs
1902Allomys hippodus Hay p. 718
1935Allomys hippodus Stock
1941Meniscomys hippodus McGrew
1983Meniscomys hippodus Rensberger

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyMeniscomyinaeRensberger 1981
genusMeniscomys
specieshippodus

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.

†Meniscomys hippodus Cope 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 12:56:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Geringian or 29.50000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Meniscomys hippodus (17630)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nevada) Meniscomys hippodus (17600)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Meniscomys hippodus (180202)