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Dolichotinae (mara)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Dolichotinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Caviidae by Gray (1821).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Dolichotinae Gray

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
subfamilyDolichotinae
subfamilyDolichotinae

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. Dolichotinae [mara]
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G. †Eodolichotis Walton 1990
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†Eodolichotis elachys Walton 1990
†Eodolichotis maddeni Walton 1990
G. Pediolagus Marelli 1927
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Pediolagus salinicola Burmeister 1875
G. †Pliodolichotis Kraglievich 1927
G. †Rhodanodolichotis Walton 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Dolichotinae indet. (200903) Eodolichotis elachys (141257) Eodolichotis maddeni (142486 186787 187974) Eodolichotis maddeni, Eodolichotis elachys (142494) Eodolichotis sp. (136233 186608) Rhodanodolichotis antepridiana (142428 186629) Rhodanodolichotis sp. (141256 187957) Rhodanodolichotis sp., Rhodanodolichotis vucetichae (143489)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila Department) Eodolichotis maddeni, Rhodanodolichotis antepridiana (12971)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Rhodanodolichotis sp. (13680)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Dolichotinae indet. (55602)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Dolichotinae indet. (122079)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Dolichotinae indet. (134808)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Pliodolichotis sp. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Chubut) Dolichotinae indet. (205959)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pediolagus salinicola (140713)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Mendoza) Dolichotinae indet. (189520)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Dolichotinae indet. (124717 147598)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Dolichotinae indet. (187627)