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Diaphoromys gamayensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Diaphoromys gamayensis was named by Kraglievich (1931). Its type specimen is MACN-Pv 6742, a mandible (eft hemimandible with p4 and m1 and right dentary with m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estación Gamay, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Cerro Azul Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
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
genusDiaphoromysKraglievich 1931
speciesgamayensisKraglievich 1931

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.

Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich 1931
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Diaphoromys gamayensis (204361 type locality: 230749)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Diaphoromys gamayensis (55600)