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Plioctomys rinkeri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Synaptomys rinkeri was named by Hibbard (1956). Its type locality is Dixon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Kansas.

It was recombined as Synaptomys (Synaptomys) rinkeri by Eshelman (1975); it was recombined as Plioctomys rinkeri by Repenning and Grady (1988), Repenning et al. (1995), Fejfar and Repenning (1998).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Synaptomys rinkeri Hibbard
1975Synaptomys (Synaptomys) rinkeri Eshelman p. 37 figs. Fig. 6 G, H
1980Synaptomys rinkeri Kurten and Anderson p. 268
1988Plioctomys rinkeri Repenning and Grady
1995Plioctomys rinkeri Repenning et al.
1998Plioctomys rinkeri Fejfar and Repenning

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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
suborderSupramyomorpha
infraorderMyomorphi(Brandt 1855)
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPlioctomys
speciesrinkeri(Hibbard 1956)

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.

Plioctomys rinkeri Hibbard 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Synaptomys rinkeri (type locality: 19930 19941 19942 19943 19944 19945)