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Nerterogeomys minor

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomys minor was named by Gidley (1922). Its type specimen is USNM 10494, a mandible (Portion of a right lower jaw lacking the Iast molar), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nerterogeomys minor by Gazin (1942), Hibbard (1950), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Wilkins (1984), Tomida (1987) and Korth (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Geomys minor Gidley p. 123 figs. Plate XXXIV, figures 7, 8
1942Nerterogeomys minor Gazin
1950Nerterogeomys minor Hibbard
1980Nerterogeomys minor Kurten and Anderson p. 226
1984Nerterogeomys minor Wilkins
1987Nerterogeomys minor Tomida
1990Geomys minor Czaplewski
1995Nerterogeomys minor 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
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusNerterogeomysGazin 1942
speciesminor()

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.

†Nerterogeomys minor Gidley 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:06:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Chihuahua) Geomys minor (20069 20071)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Geomys minor (19620 19624) Nerterogeomys minor (19628)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Geomys minor (19982)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Geomys minor (19935 19936)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Geomys minor (20060)