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Liomys
Taxonomy
Liomys was named by Merriam (1892). It is extant.
It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1892 | Liomys Merriam |
1980 | Liomys Kurten and Anderson p. 234 |
1997 | Liomys 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. Liomys Merriam 1892
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Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 [Mexican spiny pocket mouse]
Liomys salvini Thomas 1893 [Salvin's spiny pocket mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Nuevo Leon) | L. irroratus (71345) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Tamaulipas) | L. irroratus (71264) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Puebla) | L. irroratus (71308) |