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Meniscomys
Taxonomy
Meniscomys was named by Cope (1878).
It was synonymized subjectively with Protogaulus by Riggs (1899); it was synonymized subjectively with Allomys by Hay (1902) and Stock (1935).
It was assigned to Meniscomyinae by Wang (1987); and to Aplodontidae by Cope (1879), McGrew (1941), Rensberger (1983) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was synonymized subjectively with Protogaulus by Riggs (1899); it was synonymized subjectively with Allomys by Hay (1902) and Stock (1935).
It was assigned to Meniscomyinae by Wang (1987); and to Aplodontidae by Cope (1879), McGrew (1941), Rensberger (1983) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1878 | Meniscomys Cope p. 67 |
1879 | Meniscomys Cope |
1899 | Protogaulus Riggs |
1941 | Meniscomys McGrew |
1983 | Meniscomys Rensberger |
1987 | Meniscomys Wang |
1997 | Meniscomys McKenna and Bell |
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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. †Meniscomys Cope 1878
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†Meniscomys editus Rensberger 1983
†Meniscomys hippodus Cope 1878
†Meniscomys uhtoffi Rensberger 1983
Invalid names: Protogaulus Riggs 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: base of the Arikareean to the top of the Monroecreekian or 29.50000 to 24.80000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Geringian | USA (Nebraska) | M. sp. (17709) | |
Geringian | USA (Oregon) | M. uhtoffi (17537) | |
Geringian | USA (South Dakota) | M. hippodus (17630) | |
Arikareean | USA (Oregon) | M. hippodus (180202) M. spp. (212628) | |
Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | M. sp. (17696) | |
Arikareean | USA (Montana) | M. sp. (17543 17700) | |
Arikareean | USA (Nevada) | M. hippodus (17600) | |
Arikareean | USA (California) | M. sp. (17497) | |
Monroecreekian | USA (South Dakota) | M. sp. (17555) |