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Agoutidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Agoutidae

Taxonomy
Agoutidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rosores by Gray (1821); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Cavioidea by Nowak (1999) and Huchon and Douzery (2001).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Agoutidae Gray
1991Agoutidae Nowak
1999Agoutidae Nowak
2001Agoutidae Huchon and Douzery p. 247

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyAgoutidae
familyAgoutidae

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.

Fm. Agoutidae Gray 1821
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Subfm. †Dasyproctinae Gray 1825
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G. †Eoincamys Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
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Eoincamys ameghinoi Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
Eoincamys parvus Boivin et al. 2018
Eoincamys pascuali Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
Eoincamys valverdei Boivin et al. 2018
G. †Eopicure Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
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Eopicure kraglievichi Frailey and Campbell, Jr 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (San Martin) Eoincamys sp. 1 (225588)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (San Martín) Eoincamys valverdei (225589)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Brazil (Acre) Eoincamys sp. 1 (230905)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru Eoincamys pascuali (199559 207064) Eoincamys sp. (207063) Eoincamys sp., Eoincamys valverdei (199561) Eoincamys valverdei, Eoincamys parvus (199563)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Brazil (Acre) Eoincamys pascuali, Eoincamys ameghinoi (230765)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Peru (Departamento de Ucayali) A. B, A. C, A. A, Eoincamys pascuali, Eoincamys ameghinoi (149523)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru Eoincamys valverdei, Eoincamys parvus (199560 199562)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Agoutidae indet. (67386)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil Eoincamys sp. (57989)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Acre) Eoincamys sp. (217854)