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Onychomys larrabeei

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Onychomys larrabeei was named by Hibbard (1953). Its type specimen is UMMP 27486, a mandible (sin. with m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Onychomys gidleyi by Carleton and Eshelman (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Onychomys larrabeei Hibbard p. 401

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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
genusOnychomysBaird 1858
specieslarrabeei

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.

Onychomys larrabeei Hibbard 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. W. Hibbard 1953A grasshopper mouse larger than Onychomys martinii (Hibbard), from the Ogallala formation, Middle Pliocene, of Sherman County, Kansas. It is distinguished from O. gidleyi Hibbard from the Rexroad fauna, of Meade County, Kansas, by the narrower transverse width of the molar series.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:48:07
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:48:07
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available