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Heteromyinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Heteromyinae was named by Gray (1868). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Korth and De Blieux (2010).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Heteromyinae Gray
1980Heteromyinae Kurten and Anderson p. 234
2010Heteromyinae Korth and De Blieux p. 227

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyHeteromyinaeGray 1868
subfamilyHeteromyinaeGray 1868

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. Heteromyinae Gray 1868
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G. †Metaliomys Korth and De Blieux 2010
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Metaliomys sevierensis Korth and De Blieux 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the early Early Hemphillian or 20.43000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Heteromyinae indet. (19188)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Kansas) Perognathus sp. (18450)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian13.6 - 4.9USA (Wyoming) Perognathus sp. (18424)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Utah) Metaliomys sevierensis (94334)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Perognathus sp. (18198)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Perognathus sp. (18225)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Perognathus sp. (18755)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Perognathus sp. (18126 18359)
early Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Heteromyinae indet. (19538)