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Pliogeomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Pliogeomys was named by Hibbard (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Pliogeomys buisi.

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Hibbard (1954), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. buisi (type species), P. parvus, P. russelli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pliogeomys Hibbard
1980Pliogeomys Kurten and Anderson p. 226
1997Pliogeomys 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
genusPliogeomys

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. †Pliogeomys Hibbard 1954
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†Pliogeomys buisi Hibbard 1954
†Pliogeomys parvus Zakrzewski 1969
†Pliogeomys russelli Korth 1995
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 Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) P. russelli (18499) P. sp. (18201)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18126 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) P. buisi (18076)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) P. parvus (19808 19815 19822 19824 19852 19865 19903)