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Diprionomys agrarius

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Diprionomys agrarius was named by Wood (1935). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Clayton Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Oregonomys agrarius by Martin (1984); it was recombined as Mioheteromys agrarius by Korth (1997) and Korth (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Diprionomys agrarius Wood
1984Oregonomys agrarius Martin
1997Mioheteromys agrarius Korth
1998Mioheteromys agrarius Korth

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
genusDiprionomys
speciesagrarius

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.

†Diprionomys agrarius Wood 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Diprionomys agrarius (18165)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mioheteromys agrarius (type locality: 18095 18159 18434) Oregonomys agrarius (18082)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Mioheteromys agrarius (18327)