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Pliophenacomys osborni

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Pliophenacomys osborni Martin
1980Pliophenacomys osborni Kurten and Anderson p. 255

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyMicrotinae
genusPliophenacomys
speciesosborni

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.

Pliophenacomys osborni Martin 1972
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.70000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Pliophenacomys sp. (19917)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Pliophenacomys osborni (19954 19964)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Pliophenacomys osborni (19941 19942 19943 19944 19945 19946)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Dakota) Pliophenacomys osborni (20389)