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Neotoma quadriplicata

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Parahodomys quadriplicatus was named by Hibbard (1941). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rexroad KU Locality 3, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Neotoma (Paraneotoma) quadriplicata by Hibbard (1967); it was recombined as Neotoma quadriplicata by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Dalquest (1983), Tomida (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. pinckneyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Parahodomys quadriplicatus Hibbard
1967Neotoma (Paraneotoma) quadriplicata Hibbard
1980Neotoma quadriplicata Kurten and Anderson p. 251
1983Neotoma quadriplicata Dalquest
1987Neotoma quadriplicata Tomida

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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
genusNeotomaSay and Ord 1825
speciesquadriplicata()

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.

†Neotoma quadriplicata Hibbard 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:47:31
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:47:31
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Neotoma quadriplicata (19653)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Washington) Neotoma quadriplicata (20063)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Neotoma quadriplicata (20030 20060)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Neotoma sp. (19963)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Neotoma quadriplicata (type locality: 19936) Parahodomys quadriplicatus (19931 19932 19935)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Neotoma quadriplicata (19822 19852 19858 19863 19906)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Neotoma quadriplicata (19715)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (New Mexico) Paraneotoma quadriplicatus (19982)