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Pedetidae (springhare)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Pedetidae

Taxonomy
Pedetidae was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pedetoidea by Carroll (1988); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); to Anomaluromorpha by Nowak (1999); and to Anomaluroidea by Montgelard et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Pedetidae Gray
1988Pedetidae Carroll
1991Pedetidae Nowak
1999Pedetidae Nowak
2002Pedetidae Montgelard et al. p. 228

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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
superfamilyAnomaluroideaGervais 1849
familyPedetidaeGray 1825
familyPedetidaeGray 1825

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.

Fm. Pedetidae Gray 1825 [springhare]
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G. †Megapedetes MacInnes 1957
G. †Parapedetes Stromer 1926
G. Pedetes Illiger 1811 [springhaas]
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Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 [East African springhare]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:18:00
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kenya Pedetidae indet., Megapedetes sp. (27855)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (21723)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Megapedetes pentadactylus (192070)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Megapedetes pentadactylus (87341) Megapedetes sp. (27857)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Megapedetes pentadactylus (47069 47095)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Pedetidae indet. (21339)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Megapedetes sp. (22069 22078) Pedetidae indet. (22071 22306)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Kenya Pedetidae indet. (22273)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Megapedetes sp. 1, Megapedetes sp. 2 (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Megapedetes sp. (21340)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Pedetes laetoliensis (32050)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21818)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Pedetes laetoliensis (21816)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Pedetes sp. (21824)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Pedetes sp. (21825 21828 21829)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21963)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Pedetes sp. (21276)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Tanzania Pedetes surdaster (21893)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Pedetes surdaster (21932)