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Neophanomys biplicatus

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Neophanomys biplicatus was named by Rovereto (1914). Its type specimen is MACN 8253, a mandible (mandible fragment with DP/4-M/2 and a part of intraveolar I/1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Neophanomys.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Neophanomys biplicatus Rovereto p. 60 figs. Fig. 26
1914Eumysops parvidens Rovereto p. 219 figs. Fig. 87
1965Cercomys parvidens Kraglievich
2005Neophanomys biplicatus Tauber p. 450
2011Neophanomys biplicatus Verzi 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()
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)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
genusNeophanomysRovereto 1914
speciesbiplicatus

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.

†Neophanomys biplicatus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Cercomys parvidens Kraglievich 1965 [synonym], Eumysops parvidens Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. H. Verzi et al. 2011Height of hypoflexid near 90% of anterior transverse molar diameter in lightly worn m1. Closure of lingual flexids almost synchronous
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 Messinian to the top of the Montehermosan or 7.24600 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Neophanomys biplicatus (55596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Neophanomys biplicatus (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Neophanomys biplicatus (198546 198547)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Neophanomys biplicatus (141939)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Buenos Aires) Neophanomys biplicatus (152069)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Neophanomys biplicatus (198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Neophanomys biplicatus (157795)