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Alwoodia

Mammalia - Rodentia - Allomyidae

Taxonomy
Alwoodia was named by Rensberger (1983). It is not extant. Its type is Alwoodia magna.

It was assigned to Allomyidae by Rensberger (1983) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
A. harkseni, A. magna (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Alwoodia Rensberger
1997Alwoodia McKenna and Bell

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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
familyAllomyidaeMarsh 1877
genusAlwoodia

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. †Alwoodia Rensberger 1983
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Alwoodia harkseni Macdonald 1963
Alwoodia magna Rensberger 1983
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Harrisonian or 30.80000 to 20.43000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) A. magna (17537)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (17715)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Oregon) A. magna (212628)
early Early Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) A. magna (156729)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) A. sp. (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) A. sp. (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Allomys harkseni (17555 17558 17561 17564) A. sp. (67636)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) A. harkseni (17802 17816) A. sp. (17843 28043 67638 69807)