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Dinomyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Dinomyidae Peters
1883Dinomyidae Flower p. 185
1891Dinomyidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1958Dinomyidae Wood p. 172
1982Dinomyidae Patterson and Wood
1988Dinomyidae Carroll
1991Dinomyidae Nowak
1999Dinomyidae Nowak
2001Dinomyidae Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2010Dinomyidae Kramarz et al.
2015Dinomyidae Upham and Patterson

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873

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. Dinomyidae Peters 1873
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G. †Branisamys Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970
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†Branisamys luribayensis Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970
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Invalid names: Villarroelomys bolivianus Hartenberger 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Villarroelomys Hartenberger 1975 [synonym]
G. †Briaromys Ameghino 1889
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†Briaromys trouessartianus Ameghino 1889
G. †Carlesia Kraglievich 1926
G. †Colpostemma Ameghino 1891
G. †Diaphoromys Kraglievich 1931
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†Diaphoromys arctus Rusconi 1945
†Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich 1931
Invalid names: Diaphoromys mesopotamicus Kraglievich 1932 [nomen dubium]
G. Dinomys Peters 1873 [pacarana]
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Dinomys branickii Peters 1873 [pacarana]
G. †Discolomys Ameghino 1889
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†Discolomys cuneus Ameghino 1889
G. †Doellomys Alvarez 1947
G. †Drytomomys Anthony 1922
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†Drytomomys aequatorialis Anthony 1922
Subfm. †Eumegamyinae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Arazamys Rinderknecht et al. 2011
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†Arazamys castiglionii Rinderknecht et al. 2011
G. †Artigasia Francis and Mones 1966
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†Artigasia magna Francis and Mones 1966
G. †Isostylomys Kraglievich 1926
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†Isostylomys laevis Rusconi 1945
†Isostylomys laurillardi Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Isostylomys intermedius Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [synonym], Isostylomys magnus Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [synonym]
G. †Tetrastylus Ameghino 1886
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†Tetrastylus angustidens Rusconi 1934
†Tetrastylus araucanus Ameghino 1904
†Tetrastylus atrophiatus Rovereto 1914
†Tetrastylus intermedius Rovereto 1914
†Tetrastylus laevigatus Ameghino 1886
†Tetrastylus montanus Ameghino 1891
Invalid names: Loxomylus Cope 1869 [synonym], Protelicomys Kraglievich 1931 [synonym], Tetrastylopsis Kraglievich 1931 [synonym]
G. †Eumegamys Kraglievich 1926
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†Eumegamys contortus Ameghino 1889
†Eumegamys paranensis Kraglievich 1926
†Eumegamys scalabrinianus Kraglievich 1926
Invalid names: Megamys D'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
G. †Eumegamysops Alvarez 1947
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†Eumegamysops praependens Ameghino 1886
G. †Eusigmomys Ameghino 1905
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†Eusigmomys oppositus Ameghino 1904
Invalid names: Sigmomys Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Ferigolomys Kerber et al. 2018
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†Ferigolomys pacarana Kerber et al. 2018
G. †Gyriabrus Ameghino 1891
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†Gyriabrus holmbergi Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Gyriabrus teisseirei Kraglievich 1930 [objective synonym]
†Gyriabrus latidens Rusconi 1945
†Gyriabrus quadratus Rusconi 1945
†Gyriabrus royoi Stirton 1947
G. †Josephoartigasia Mones 2007
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†Josephoartigasia monesi Rinderknecht and Blanco 2008
G. †Olenopsis Ameghino 1889
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†Olenopsis typicus Ameghino 1889
†Olenopsis uncinus Ameghino 1889
G. †Paranamys Kraglievich 1934
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†Paranamys typicus Ameghino 1889
G. †Pentastylodon Alvarez 1947
G. †Pentastylomys Kraglievich 1926
Subfm. †Potamarchinae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Potamarchus Burmeister 1885
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†Potamarchus adamiae Kerber et al. 2016
†Potamarchus murinus Burmeister 1885
G. †Pseudopotamarchus Kerber et al. 2016
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†Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai Kerber et al. 2016
G. †Protomegamys Kraglievich 1932
G. †Pseudosigmomys Kraglievich 1931
G. †Rusconia Kraglievich 1931
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†Rusconia crassidens Kraglievich 1931
G. †Scleromys Ameghino 1887
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†Scleromys angustus Ameghino 1887
†Scleromys colombianus Fields 1957
†Scleromys osbornianus Ameghino 1894
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Invalid names: Neoreomys insulatus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
†Scleromys praecursor Boivin et al. 2017
†Scleromys quadrangulatus Kramarz 2006
†Scleromys schurmanni Stehlin 1940
G. †Simplimus Ameghino 1904
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†Simplimus indivisus Ameghino 1904
G. †Telicomys Kraglievich 1926
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†Telicomys amazonensis Frailey 1986
†Telicomys giganteus Ameghino 1904
†Telicomys gigantissimus Ameghino 1908
G. †Telodontomys Kraglievich 1931
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†Telodontomys compressidens Kraglievich 1931
G. †Tetrastylomys Kraglievich 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available