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Perognathus rexroadensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathus rexroadensis was named by Hibbard (1950). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Perognathus rexroadensis Hibbard
1980Perognathus rexroadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 232

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPerognathusMaximillian 1839
speciesrexroadensis

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.

†Perognathus rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
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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: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:49:18
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:49:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Perognathus rexroadensis (type locality: 19931)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Perognathus rexroadensis (20023 20030 20032 20060)