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Schizodontomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Schizodontomys was named by Rensberger (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Schizodontomys greeni.

It was assigned to Heteromyidae by Rensberger (1973) and Korth (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Schizodontomys Rensberger
1997Schizodontomys 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
genusSchizodontomysRensberger 1973

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. †Schizodontomys Rensberger 1973
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†Schizodontomys amnicolus Korth et al. 1990
†Schizodontomys bareia Korth and Kron 2020
†Schizodontomys greeni Rensberger 1973
†Schizodontomys harkseni Macdonald 1970
†Schizodontomys sulcidens Rensberger 1973
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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) S. sp. (36856)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) S. sp. (167827 167828 167832 167839 167843 167848 167849 167850 167851 167852 167853 167854 167855 167856)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) S. harkseni (18010)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) S. harkseni (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Pleurolicus sp. (17526)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) S. sulcidens (17847)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) S. harkseni (69807)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Oregon) S. greeni (170308)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Grangerimus harkseni (17825 17829)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) S. greeni (17925)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) S. sp. (167844 167845)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) S. amnicolus (17865 17892 17924 17963 18007 18008 18009 69808 69915)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) S. harkseni (19073 19074 19075)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) S. harkseni (17877 17912 17913 17914)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) S. sp. (17889)