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Nerterogeomys persimilis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomys persimilis was named by Hay (1927).

It was recombined as Nerterogeomys persimilis by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Wilkins (1984), Tomida (1987) and Korth (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Geomys persimilis Hay
1980Nerterogeomys persimilis Kurten and Anderson p. 227
1984Nerterogeomys persimilis Wilkins
1987Nerterogeomys persimilis Tomida
1990Geomys persimilis Czaplewski
1995Nerterogeomys persimilis 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
speciespersimilis(Hay 1927)

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.

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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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.90000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Geomys persimilis (19655)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Geomys persimilis (19646 19654 19658 19659 20303) Nerterogeomys persimilis (19650)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Nerterogeomys persimilis (19652)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arizona) Geomys persimilis (20341 20344)