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Mookomys subtilis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Mookomys subtilis was named by Lindsay (1972) [status unclear in light of Korth 1997a]. Its type locality is Margo Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Barstow Formation of California.

It was recombined as Heliscomys subtilis by Korth (1994) and Korth (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Mookomys subtilis Lindsay
1994Heliscomys subtilis Korth
1997Heliscomys subtilis 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
genusMookomys
speciessubtilis

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.

Mookomys subtilis Lindsay 1972
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Barstovian or 20.43000 to 13.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Mookomys subtilis (19139)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (California) Mookomys subtilis (type locality: 19430)