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Proheteromys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Proheteromys was named by Wood (1932). It is not extant. Its type is Proheteromys floridanus.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Wood (1932) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Proheteromys Wood
1997Proheteromys 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
genusProheteromys

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. †Proheteromys Wood 1932
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†Proheteromys bumpi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys cejanus Gawne 1975
†Proheteromys gremmelsi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald 1963
†Proheteromys latidens Korth and Samuels 2015
†Proheteromys matthewi Wood 1935
†Proheteromys maximus James 1963
†Proheteromys parvus Troxell 1923
†Proheteromys sabinensis Albright 1996
†Proheteromys sulculus Wilson 1960
†Proheteromys thorpei Wood 1935
†Proheteromys toledoensis Albright 1996
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the early Early Arikareean to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 29.50000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) P. bumpi (17635 17641) P. gremmelsi (17638 17643)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) P. ironcloudi (17494 17544)
Geringian - Monroecreekian30.8 - 24.8USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17726)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17859)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. bumpi (17516)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) P. sulcus (212628) P. thorpei (212629)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (167847)
early Early Arikareean - early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (175251)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (167832 167843 167850 167852)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Heteromyidae indet. (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) P. ironcloudi (17561)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (New Mexico) P. cejanus, P. floridanus (17844)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) P. matthewi (17749)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. floridanus (17837)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (67638 69806 69807)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) P. sabinensis, P. toledoensis (18663)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) P. maximus (19577) P. sulculus (19536)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) P. sp. (167844 167845)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) P. sp. (144879)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (17892 17963 69808 69915)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) P. sulculus (19139 19233 19586 19599)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) P. sulculus (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) P. floridanus (18561 18586 18597)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) P. sulculus (19369)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) P. floridanus (18512)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (17889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. maximus (19392) P. sulculus (19141)