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Geomys tobinensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Parageomys tobinensis was named by Hibbard (1944) [genotype].

It was recombined as Geomys tobinensis by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981), Dalquest and Schultz (1992) and Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Parageomys tobinensis Hibbard
1980Geomys tobinensis Kurten and Anderson p. 228
1981Geomys tobinensis Hall
1992Geomys tobinensis Dalquest and Schultz
1993Geomys tobinensis Wilson and Reeder

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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
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusGeomysRafinesque 1817
speciestobinensis(Hibbard 1944)

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.

Geomys tobinensis Hibbard 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 11:11:38
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:11:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Stein 2000, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.90000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Geomys tobinensis (19938)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Geomys tobinensis (20301 20383 20426 20427 20553 20567)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Geomys tobinensis (20163 20164 20306 20413 20560 20568)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Geomys tobinensis (20523)