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Pliozapus solus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Pliozapus solus was named by Wilson (1936). Its type locality is Smiths Valley (CIT 174), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Coal Valley Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pliozapus solus Wilson

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
genusPliozapus
speciessolus

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.

Pliozapus solus Wilson 1936
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Pliozapus solus (19036)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) Pliozapus solus (type locality: 19057)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Pliozapus solus (18970)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Pliozapus solus (18201)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Pliozapus solus (18247)