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Geomyinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomyinae was named by Bonaparte (1845).

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Korth (1987) and May et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Geomyinae Bonaparte
1987Geomyinae Korth p. 1060
2011Geomyinae May et al. p. 27

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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
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
subfamilyGeomyinaeBonaparte 1845
subfamilyGeomyinaeBonaparte 1845

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. †Geomyinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. †Parapliosaccomys Shotwell 1967
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†Parapliosaccomys annae Korth 1987
†Parapliosaccomys wittei Martin 2008
G. †Prothomomys May et al. 2011
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†Prothomomys warrenensis May et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:06:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Clarendonian or 41.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Geomyinae indet. (166797)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Parapliosaccomys annae (18031 18121 18141 18164 18209) Parapliosaccomys sp. (18027)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Lignimus transversus (18868 18990)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Phelosaccomys annae (18803)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Geomyinae indet. (18344) Lignimus hibbardi (18406)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Phelosaccomys hibbardi (18324 18452 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Lignimus hibbardi (18450)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Geomyidae indet. (18066) Phelosaccomys hibbardi (18327)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Parapliosaccomys oregonensis (18850)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Pliosaccomys dubius (18970)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Nerterogeomys sp. (19374)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Prothomomys warrenensis (19604)