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Phyllotis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Phyllotis was named by Waterhouse (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sigmodontinae by Waterhouse (1837); and to Phyllotini by D'Elía (2003).

Species
P. anitae, P. xanthopygus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. darwini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Phyllotis Waterhouse
2003Phyllotis D'Elía p. 314

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusPhyllotisWaterhouse 1837

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.

G. Phyllotis Waterhouse 1837
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Phyllotis anitae Jayat et al. 2007
Phyllotis xanthopygus Waterhouse 1837
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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.774 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) P. darwini (70673)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Peru (Ayacucho) P. sp. (146602)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (63335)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Peru (Puno) P. sp. (145248)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) P. sp. (145500)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) P. anitae (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) P. xanthopygus (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile P. sp. (71265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru P. sp. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) P. anitae (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) P. sp. (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Chile P. sp. (71266)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. xanthopygus (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia P. sp. (71324)