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Prodipodomys idahoensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Prodipodomys idahoensis was named by Hibbard (1962). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hagerman (USGS 20475), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Prodipodomys idahoensis Hibbard
1980Prodipodomys idahoensis Kurten and Anderson p. 230

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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
genusProdipodomys
speciesidahoensis

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.

†Prodipodomys idahoensis Hibbard 1962
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 10.30000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Prodipodomys idahoensis (18755)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Prodipodomys idahoensis (19736)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Prodipodomys idahoensis (19852 19903 type locality: 19905 19906)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Prodipodomys idahoensis (19646 19650) Prodipodomys sp. (19620 19621)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Prodipodomys idahoensis (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Prodipodomys idahoensis (20442)