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Harrymys magnus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Proheteromys magnus was named by Wood (1932). Its type locality is Midway, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Torreya Formation of Florida.

It was recombined as Harrymys magnus by Bailey (1999) and Bailey (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Proheteromys magnus Wood
1999Harrymys magnus Bailey
2004Harrymys magnus Bailey p. 104

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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
genusHarrymys
speciesmagnus()

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.

†Harrymys magnus Wood 1932
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Harrisonian or 28.10000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian - Monroecreekian30.8 - 24.8USA (Florida) Proheteromys magnus (17726)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Proheteromys magnus (17859)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) Proheteromys magnus (17764)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) Proheteromys magnus (17837)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Proheteromys magnus (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Harrymys magnus (17892 26019 69808 69915) Proheteromys magnus (18007)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Proheteromys magnus (type locality: 18561 18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Proheteromys magnus (19599)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Harrymys magnus (17889)