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Mojavemys mascallensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Prodipodomys mascallensis was named by Downs (1956).

It was recombined as Peridiomys mascallensis by Reeder (1956); it was recombined as Mojavemys mascallensis by Lindsay (1972), Barnosky (1986); it was recombined as Cupidinimus mascallensis by Korth (1979), Whistler (1984).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Prodipodomys mascallensis Downs
1956Peridiomys mascallensis Reeder
1972Mojavemys mascallensis Lindsay
1979Cupidinimus mascallensis Korth
1984Cupidinimus mascallensis Whistler
1986Mojavemys mascallensis Barnosky
1991Prodipodomys mascallensis Wahlert

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
subfamilyMojavemyinae
genusMojavemys
speciesmascallensis()

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.

Mojavemys mascallensis Downs 1956
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Prodipodomys mascallensis (18993 19025)