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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3.5 kgs
Minimum body mass: 1 kgs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Walton 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (127 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Branisamys luribayensis (133539 133596)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Branisamys luribayensis, Villarroelomys bolivianus (95688)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Chinchilloidea indet. (176147)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Scleromys sp. (176149)
Colhuehuapian - Santacrucian21.0 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Scleromys quadrangulatus (176628)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) D. sp. (166506)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) D. gen. et sp. nov. (176205)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Scleromys sp., Scleromys quadrangulatus (71843)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Scleromys osbornianus, Scleromys quadrangulatus (59133) Scleromys quadrangulatus (59319 59320 59321 59322 59323 59325)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Peru (Cuzco) Scleromys sp. (144513)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Peru (Cusco) Scleromys quadrangulatus (145126)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Mendoza) Scleromys sp. (176472)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) Scleromys sp. nov.? (197899)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Scleromys angustus (176593) Scleromys osbornianus (59324 59333 59334) Scleromys sp. (176571 210154 210637 210638 210786 210787)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) Simplimus individus (207566 207567)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Eusigmomys oppositus (207565)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile (Aisén) Simplimus sp. (139845)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Argentina (Chubut) Simplimus indivisus (215594 215595)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Potamarchus indet. (152543)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Dinomyidae indet. (176135)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (San Martin) Scleromys sp. (230802)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Peru Potamarchus sp. (176156) Simplimus indet. (176143)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Drytomomys aequatorialis, Scleromys schurmanni, Potamarchinae indet. (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Tolima) Scleromys schurmanni, Scleromys colombianus (133780) Scleromys sp. (132559 132580)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Drytomomys aequatorialis (144793) Drytomomys aequatorialis, Scleromys schurmanni (144794) Potamarchinae indet. (163839) Potamarchus murinus (163843)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Olenopsis aequatorialis (187115) Olenopsis sp. (188238 195253 195257) Scleromys colombianus (187116) Scleromys colombianus, Olenopsis aequatorialis (133692 136233) Scleromys schurmanni (135348 143790 187122 187718) Scleromys schurmanni, Scleromys colombianus (133648 133689 136211 145175 187078 195256) Scleromys schurmanni, Scleromys colombianus, Olenopsis aequatorialis (134806 187114) Scleromys sp. (133441) Simplimus sp. (133693)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila Department) Scleromys schurmanni, Scleromys colombianus, Olenopsis aequatorialis (12971)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Venezuela (Falcon) Olenopsis sp. (146407)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Potamarchus murinus, Drytomomys sp. (67386)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Potamarchus sp. (200111)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Potamarchus sp., Drytomomys sp. (176162) Potamarchus sp., Eumegamyinae indet. (176133)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Dinomyidae indet. (67384) Ferigolomys pacarana (136717) Gyriabrus sp., Potamarchus sigmodon, Simplimus sp., Tetrastylus sp., Telicomys amazonensis, Potamarchus murinus, Scleromys colombianus, Eumegamys paranensis, Ferigolomys pacarana (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay (San Jose) Tetrastylus sp., Arazamys castiglionii, Isostylomys laurillardi (152542)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcón) Eumegamys sp. (136769)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Potamarchus adamiae (191931 191932) Potamarchus murinus (217883 217884) Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai (136714) Telicomys amazonensis (145364) Tetrastylus sp., Potamarchus murinus, Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai (134808)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Eumegamys indet. (146428 146429 146430 146432) Potamarchus sp. (146427) Tetrastylus sp. (146449) Tetrastylus sp., Eumegamys indet. (146431)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay Gyriabrus holmbergi (80364)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil Gyriabrus sp., Potamarchus sigmodon, Simplimus sp., Tetrastylus sp., Telicomys amazonensis, Potamarchus murinus, Scleromys colombianus, Eumegamys paranaensis, Potamarchus adamiae (57989)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Colombia (Sucre) Gyriabrus royoi (133584)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Tetrastylus sp. (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Diaphoromys gamayensis (204361 230749) Dinomyidae indet., Tetrastylus sp. (152063) Tetrastylus araucanus, Tetrastylus laevigatus (87198) Tetrastylus laevigatus (152065 152066 230751) Tetrastylus sp. (152061)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Dinomyidae indet. (68792)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Gyriabrus sp., Potamarchus sp., Tetrastylus sp., Paranamys sp. (157794) Tetrastylus sp., Paranamys sp., Tetrastylus intermedius (198543) Tetrastylus sp., Tetrastylus intermedius, Tetrastylus laevigatus (198546 198547)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Colpostemma sp., Diaphoromys sp., Diaphoromys compressidens, Gyriabrus sp., Gyriabrus glutinatus, Gyriabrus indivisus, Gyriabrus rebagliattii, Potamarchus sp., Potamarchus sigmodon, Tetrastylus aguilari, Tetrastylus diffusus, Tetrastylus robustus, Tetrastylus atavus, Potamarchus murinus, Isostylomys sp., Isostylomys ameghinoi, Eumegamys sp., Eumegamys dubius, Eumegamys depressidens, Briaromys sp., Carlesia sp., Carlesia pendolai, Doellomys sp., Doellomys parcus, Eumegamysops sp., Paranamys sp., Pentastylodon racedi, Pseudosigmomys sp., Pseudosigmomys paranensis, Pentastylomys sp., Pentastylomys seriei, Protomegamys sp., Protomegamys coligatus, Tetrastylomys castellanosi, Discolomys cuneus, Olenopsis typicus, Briaromys trouessartianus, Isostylomys laurillardi, Eumegamys paranensis, Eumegamys scalabrinianus, Megamys burmeisteri, Eumegamysops praependens, Telodontomys compressidens, Rusconia crassidens, Diaphoromys mesopotamicus, Eumegamys contortus, Tetrastylus laevigatus, Diaphoromys gamayensis, Gyriabrus holmbergi, Drytomomys sp., Tetrastylus sp. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Potamarchus sp., Potamarchus murinus (55596)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Tetrastylus sp., Tetrastylus intermedius (141939)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Brazil Megamys sp. (143727)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Telicomys giganteus (198863)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Uruguay (San José) Isostylomys intermedius (192107)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Tetrastylus intermedius (157795)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay Artigasia magma (71309)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay (San Jose) Josephoartigasia monesi (152517)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Telicomys sp. (199156) Telicomys sp., Telicomys gigantissimus (199154)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Tetrastylus intermedius (205958)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eumegamys sp., Gyriabrus quadratus, Gyriabrus latidens (53926)
Pleistocene (glacial)2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Tetrastylus walteri (140474)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Dinomys brannicki (21689)