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Dinomys (pacarana)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Dinomys was named by Peters (1873). It is extant. Its type is Dinomys branickii. It is the type genus of Dinomyidae.

It was assigned to Dinomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
D. branickii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Dinomys Peters p. 551
1997Dinomys McKenna and Bell p. 200

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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)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
genusDinomysPeters 1873

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. Dinomys Peters 1873 [pacarana]
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Dinomys branickii Peters 1873 [pacarana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:39:54
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:39:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Dinomys brannicki (21689)