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Ondatra meadensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pliopotamys meadensis was named by Hibbard (1937) [genotype; also, but incorrectly said to be 1938]. Its type locality is Deer Park, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Ballard Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Ondatra meadensis by Martin (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. xibethicus, O. zibethicus, O. ziebethicus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Neondatra kansasensis Hibbard
1937Pliopotamys meadensis Hibbard
1980Pliopotamys meadensis Kurten and Anderson p. 265
1996Ondatra meadensis 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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeOndatrini()
genusOndatraLink 1795
speciesmeadensis(Hibbard 1937)

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.

†Ondatra meadensis Hibbard 1937
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Invalid names: Neondatra kansasensis Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:22:03
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:47:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Gingerich 2003, Carroll 1988

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 (Nebraska) Pliopotamys meadensis (19955 19963)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Pliopotamys meadensis (type locality: 19929 19930)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Wyoming) Pliopotamys meadensis (20065)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Arizona) Pliopotamys meadensis (19618)