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Microdipodops

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Microdipodops was named by Merriam (1891). It is extant. Its type is Microdipodops megacephalus.

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Merriam (1891) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
M. megacephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Microdipodops Merriam
1997Microdipodops 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusMicrodipodopsMerriam 1891

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. Microdipodops Merriam 1891
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Microdipodops megacephalus Merriam 1891 [dark kangaroo mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: granivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 13:18:35
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:23:35
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Mares 1993, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blancan to the top of the Holocene or 4.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) M. sp. (20112)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) M. sp. (20123)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) M. megacephalus (93326)