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Paenemarmota sawrockensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Marmota sawrockensis was named by Hibbard (1964). Its type locality is Saw Rock Canyon (Lower), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Paenemarmota sawrockensis by Voorhies (1988), Nelson and Miller (1990), Martin (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Marmota sawrockensis Hibbard
1988Paenemarmota sawrockensis Voorhies
1990Paenemarmota sawrockensis Nelson and Miller
1998Paenemarmota sawrockensis Martin

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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
familySciuridae
genusPaenemarmota
speciessawrockensis(Hibbard 1964)

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.

†Paenemarmota sawrockensis Hibbard 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:04:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Paenemarmota sawrockensis (18992)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Paenemarmota sawrockensis (18126 18359)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Washington) Paenemarmota sawrockensis (20063)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Utah) Paenemarmota sawrockensis (20061)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Marmota sawrockensis (type locality: 19922)