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Nerterogeomys minor

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomys minor was named by Gidley (1922). Its type specimen is USNM 10494, a mandible (Portion of a right lower jaw lacking the Iast molar), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nerterogeomys minor by Gazin (1942), Hibbard (1950), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Wilkins (1984), Tomida (1987), Korth (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Geomys minor Gidley p. 123 figs. Plate XXXIV, figures 7, 8
1942Nerterogeomys minor Gazin
1950Nerterogeomys minor Hibbard
1980Nerterogeomys minor Kurten and Anderson p. 226
1984Nerterogeomys minor Wilkins
1987Nerterogeomys minor Tomida
1990Geomys minor Czaplewski
1995Nerterogeomys minor Korth

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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
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusNerterogeomysGazin 1942
speciesminor()

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.

Nerterogeomys minor Gidley 1922
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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: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:06:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4Mexico (Chihuahua) Geomys minor (20069 20071)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Geomys minor (20060)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Geomys minor (19620 19624) Nerterogeomys minor (19628)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (New Mexico) Geomys minor (19982)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Geomys minor (19935 19936)