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Dikkomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Dikkomys was named by Wood (1936). It is not extant. Its type is Dikkomys matthewi.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Wood (1936) and Korth (1997).

Species
D. matthewi (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Horatiomys Wood
1936Dikkomys Wood
1997Dikkomys Korth

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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
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusDikkomys

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. †Dikkomys Wood 1936
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Dikkomys matthewi Wood 1936
Invalid names: Horatiomys Wood 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (South Dakota) D. matthewi (17825)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) D. matthewi (17734 69806) D. sp. (17843)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Colorado) D. sp. (18978)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) D. matthewi (69916)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) D. matthewi (17877 17912 17913) D. sp. (17878)