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Drytomomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Drytomomys was named by Anthony (1922).

It was assigned to Capromyidae by Hoffstetter (1952); and to Dinomyidae by Tejada-Lara et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Drytomomys Anthony
1952Drytomomys Hoffstetter p. 124
2015Drytomomys Tejada-Lara 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()
—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
genusDrytomomysAnthony 1922

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. †Drytomomys Anthony 1922
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†Drytomomys aequatorialis Anthony 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Astragalus head diameter48.417.0010.08.551.59
Calcaneum Olecranon diameter611.99.8015.511.42.04
Femur diameter218.715.522.619.15.02
Femur Head diameter215.213.217.415.32.97
Femur Neck diameter49.076.8012.39.052.42
Glenoid fossa diameter412.78.6019.312.64.49
Humerus diameter219.013.426.820.19.48
I1 diameter25.995.206.906.051.20
Mandible height324.419.029.825.55.44
Occiput height126.8----
Pelvis Acetabulum diameter215.313.417.415.42.83
Radius head diameter110.6----
Scapula neck diameter49.334.4018.59.705.90
Tibia diameter316.215.118.215.51.69
Tibia Head diameter421.818.925.021.93.35
i1 diameter66.334.709.805.951.90

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Laventan or 11.62000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila Department) Olenopsis aequatorialis (12971)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) D. aequatorialis (144793 144794)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Olenopsis aequatorialis (133692 134806 136233 187114 187115)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru D. aequatorialis (107992)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru D. sp. (176162)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) D. sp. (67386)