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Mojavemyinae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Mojavemyinae was named by Korth and Chaney (1999).

It was assigned to Geomyoidea by Korth and Chaney (1999).

Subtaxa
Mojavemys, Phelosaccomys
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-05-21; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Mojavemyinae Korth and Chaney p. 1191

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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
subfamilyMojavemyinae
subfamilyMojavemyinae

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.

Subfm. †Mojavemyinae Korth and Chaney 1999
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G. †Mojavemys Lindsay 1972
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†Mojavemys alexandrae Lindsay 1972
†Mojavemys galushai Korth and Chaney 1999
†Mojavemys lophatus Lindsay 1972
†Mojavemys magnumarcus Barnosky 1986
†Mojavemys mascallensis Downs 1956
†Mojavemys wilsoni James 1963
G. †Phelosaccomys Korth and Reynolds 1994
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†Phelosaccomys annae Korth 1987
†Phelosaccomys hibbardi Storer 1973
†Phelosaccomys neomexicanus Korth and Chaney 1999
†Phelosaccomys shotwelli Korth and Reynolds 1994
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Clarendonian or 18.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Prodipodomys mascallensis (18993 19025)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Mojavemys sp. (19000)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) Mojavemys galushai (19484)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Mojavemys lophatus (19139)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Phelosaccomys sp. (17889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Mojavemys magnumarcus (18868 18990)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Mojavemys alexandrae (19284) Mojavemys alexandrae, Mojavemys lophatus (19557 214889) Mojavemys lophatus (19141 19166 19172 19279 19280 19281 19304 19416 19523 19525 19526 19549 19550 214888) Parapliosaccomys sp. (19271) Parapliosaccomys sp., Mojavemys lophatus (19430 19522)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Mojavemys galushai, Phelosaccomys neomexicanus (19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Parapliosaccomys annae (18031 18121 18141 18164 18209) Parapliosaccomys sp. (18027) Phelosaccomys sp. (18284 18442)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Phelosaccomys annae (18803)
early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Mojavemys sp. (18848)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Phelosaccomys hibbardi (18324 18452 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Phelosaccomys shotwelli (19145) Pliosaccomys wilsoni (19453)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Lignimus hibbardi (18406)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Lignimus hibbardi (18450)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Geomyidae indet. (18066) Phelosaccomys hibbardi (18327)