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Entoptychidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Entoptychidae

Taxonomy
Entoptychinae was named by Miller and Gidley (1918). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the family Entoptychidae by Korth et al. (2022).

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Korth (1996); and to Rodentia by Korth et al. (2022).

Synonyms
  • Pleurolicinae was named by Rensberger (1973). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Entoptychinae by Korth (1996).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Entoptychinae Miller and Gidley p. 781
1973Pleurolicinae Rensberger
1996Entoptychinae Korth p. 781
2022Entoptychidae Korth 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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
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
familyEntoptychidae(Miller and Gidley 1918)
familyEntoptychidae(Miller and Gidley 1918)

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. †Entoptychidae Miller and Gidley 1918
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G. †Entoptychus Cope 1878
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Entoptychus basilaris Rensberger 1971
Entoptychus cavifrons Cope 1878
Entoptychus fieldsi Nichols 1976
Entoptychus individens Rensberger 1971
Entoptychus minor Cope 1881
Entoptychus montanensis Hibbard and Keenmon 1951
Entoptychus productidens Rensberger 1971
Entoptychus rensbergeri Korth and Kron 2020
Entoptychus rostratus Sinclair 1905
Entoptychus sheppardi Nichols 1976
Entoptychus sperryi Sinclair 1905
Entoptychus transitorius Rensberger 1971
Entoptychus wheelerensis Rensberger 1971
Invalid names: Palustrimus Wood 1935 [synonym]
G. †Gregorymys Wood 1936
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Gregorymys curtus Matthew 1907
Gregorymys douglassi Wood 1936
Gregorymys formosus Matthew 1907
Gregorymys kayi Wood 1950
Gregorymys larsoni Munthe 1977
Gregorymys mixtecorum Ortiz-Caballero et al. 2020
Gregorymys riggsi Wood 1936
Gregorymys riograndensis Stevens 1977
Gregorymys veloxikua Jimenez-Hidalgo et al. 2018
G. †Ziamys Gawne 1975
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Ziamys hugeni Korth et al. 1990
Ziamys tedfordi Gawne 1975
Invalid names: Pleurolicinae Rensberger 1973 [synonym]
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the early Late Arikareean to the top of the Hemingfordian or 29.50000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Gregorymys mixtecorum, Gregorymys sp. (166797)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Entoptychus minor (17644)
Geringian - Monroecreekian30.8 - 24.8USA (Florida) Entoptychinae indet. (17487)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Palustrimus sp. (17582) Schizodontomys sp. (17490)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Gregorymys sp. (17695 17700)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Entoptychinae indet. (17476)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Idaho) Entoptychus fieldsi (17584) Entoptychus sheppardi (17585)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Gregorymys sp. (17731)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Entoptychus cavifrons, Entoptychus crassiramis, Entoptychus planifrons (180202) Entoptychus planifrons (170311) Entoptychus sp. (170309) Entoptychus spp. (212628) Entoptychus wheelerensis (93080)
early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Entoptychus individens (36853)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Entoptychus individens (18013)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Entoptychus sp. (17603 93079)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Gregorymys formosus (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Gregorymys curtus, Gregorymys formosus (17550) Gregorymys formosus (17556 17557 17559 17561 17562 17564)
Monroecreekian - Harrisonian26.3 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Entoptychus wheelerensis (17528)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Texas) Gregorymys riograndensis (17836) Gregorymys sp. (17768)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Montana) Gregorymys douglassi (17861) Gregorymys montanensis (17761)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Entoptychus grandiplanus (17816 67638 69806) Entoptychus grandiplanus, Gregorymys formosus (17802 17843)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Entoptychus sp. (17746) Gregorymys curtus (17451 17747 17751) Gregorymys curtus, Gregorymys formosus (17828) Gregorymys formosus (17457 17756) Pleurolicus leptophrys (17749 17825)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (New Mexico) Ziamys tedfordi (17844)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Gregorymys formosus (17794) Gregorymys riggsi (17788 17793 17824 17833 17835)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Entoptychus individens, Entoptychus rostratus (17925)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Ziamys hugeni (17892 69808)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Gregorymys sp. (17877 17912 17913 17914)
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Colorado) Gregorymys larsoni (18871)