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Saccostomus (pouched mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Saccostomus was named by Peters (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Saccostomus Peters
1997Saccostomus McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusSaccostomusPeters 1846

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. Saccostomus Peters 1846 [pouched mouse]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: granivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 13:19:27
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:22:46
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Mares 1993, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Saccostomus major (22042 22058)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Saccostomus major (32050)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Tanzania Saccostomus sp. (21830)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Saccostomus major (21787 21788 21789 21790 21795 21798 21799 21800 21801 21802 21807 21810 21811) Saccostomus sp. (21831 21832)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Saccostomus sp. (21805)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Zambia Saccostomus campestris (68339)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.781Tanzania Saccostomus sp. (21974)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Saccostomus campestris (21949)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Tanzania Saccostomus mearnsi (22617) Saccostomus sp. (22041 22064 22628)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Zambia Saccostomus campestris (68340 68341)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Saccostomus campestris (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Saccostomus campestris (21693)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Saccostomus sp. (21896)