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Geringia

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Geringia was named by Martin (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Martin (1980) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Geringia Martin
1997Geringia 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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusGeringia

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. †Geringia Martin 1980
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†Geringia gloveri Macdonald 1970
†Geringia mcgregori Macdonald 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Arikareean to the top of the Monroecreekian or 29.50000 to 24.80000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Paciculus mcgregori (17636 17644)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) G. mcgregori (17439 17494 17495 17512 17535 17544 17566 17590) G. sp. (17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) G. mcgregori (17567 17568 17699 17708) Paciculus insolitus (17541)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) G. mcgregori (156729)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) G. gloveri (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Eumys gloveri (17552)