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Perognathoides quartus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Diprionomys quartus was named by Hall (1930). Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Perognathoides.

It was recombined as Perognathoides quartus by Wood (1935), Wilson (1939), Clark et al. (1964); it was recombined as Cupidinimus quartus by Korth (1979), Whistler (1984), Barnosky (1986), Korth (1997).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Diprionomys quartus Hall
1935Perognathoides quartus Wood p. 93 figs. Figures 9 and 10
1939Perognathoides quartus Wilson
1964Perognathoides quartus Clark et al.
1979Cupidinimus quartus Korth
1984Cupidinimus quartus Whistler
1986Cupidinimus quartus Barnosky
1997Cupidinimus quartus 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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyPerognathinae(Coues 1875)
genusPerognathoides
speciesquartus(Hall 1930)

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. E. Wood 1935Size large; P4 with protostyle and buccal style; teeth less hypsodont than in the other known species; Pf subequal to Mi; little reduction of Mf; P4 becomes circular when worn; infraorbital foramen far forward.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Perognathoides quartus (18845 type locality: 18888)