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Perognathus stevei

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Perognathus stevei was named by Martin (1984). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Westend Blowout, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial sandstone/tuff in the Alkali Canyon Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Perognathus stevei 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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPerognathusMaximillian 1839
speciesstevei

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 stevei Martin 1984
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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: Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Perognathus stevei (18939 18940 type locality: 19116)