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Kirkomys parvus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Florentiamyidae

Taxonomy
Diplolophus parvus was named by Troxell (1923).

It was recombined as Heliscomys parvus by Hay (1930); it was recombined as Mookomys parvus by Wood (1931); it was recombined as Proheteromys parvus by Wood (1935), Barbour and Stout (1939), Galbreath (1953), Wood (1980), Korth (1994); it was recombined as Kirkomys parvus by Korth (2008).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Diplolophus parvus Troxell
1930Heliscomys parvus Hay
1931Mookomys parvus Wood
1935Proheteromys parvus Wood pp. 170 - 171 figs. Figure 5
1939Proheteromys parvus Barbour and Stout
1953Proheteromys parvus Galbreath
1980Proheteromys parvus Wood
1994Proheteromys parvus Korth
2008Kirkomys parvus Korth pp. 16 - 17 figs. Figure 2A-H, Table 2

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyFlorentiamyidae()
genusKirkomys
speciesparvus(Troxell 1923)

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.

Kirkomys parvus Troxell 1923
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Kirkomys parvus (278678)