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Peridiomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Peridiomys was named by Matthew (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Peridiomys rusticus.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Matthew (1924) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. borealis, P. halis, P. oregonensis, P. rusticus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Peridiomys Matthew
1997Peridiomys 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
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusPeridiomys

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. †Peridiomys Matthew 1924
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†Peridiomys borealis Storer 1970
†Peridiomys halis Sutton and Korth 1995
†Peridiomys oregonensis Gazin 1932
†Peridiomys rusticus Matthew 1924
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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17979)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17889)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) P. sp. (19369)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Diprionomys oregonensis (19056) P. oregonensis (19011 19017)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) P. borealis (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. oregonensis (19141)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Balantiomys borealis (18281) P. rusticus (18208)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) P. halis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. rusticus (17911)