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Griphomys alecer

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Griphomys alecer was named by Wilson (1940) [genotype]. Its type locality is Brea Canyon (Bed CS2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California. It is the type species of Griphomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Griphomys alecer Wilson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
genusGriphomys
speciesalecer

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.

Griphomys alecer Wilson 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Griphomys alecer (167831) Griphomys sp. (16585 16817)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Griphomys alecer (16615 16784 16787 16788 16789 type locality: 16790 16791 16793 16798 16799)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.2USA (California) Griphomys alecer (16533)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (California) Griphomys alecer (16808 16809 16810)