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Synaptomys australis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Synaptomys australis was named by Simpson (1928).

It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys cooperi by Repenning and Grady (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Synaptomys australis Simpson
1955Synaptomys australis Hibbard p. 215
1980Synaptomys australis Kurten and Anderson p. 269
2003Synaptomys australis Martin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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
genusSynaptomysBaird 1858
speciesaustralisSimpson 1928

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.

†Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.40000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Synaptomys australis (20318)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Synaptomys australis (20422 20423 20424)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Synaptomys australis (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Synaptomys australis (20605)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Synaptomys australis (20608 154771 154921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Synaptomys australis (20604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Synaptomys australis (20571 20572 20573 20580 20595 20634 20653)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Synaptomys australis (20638 74292 154805)