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Proheteromys ironcloudi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Proheteromys ironcloudi was named by Macdonald (1963). Its type locality is Monroe Creek (SDSM V-6215), which is in a Monroecreekian terrestrial horizon in the Monroe Creek Formation of South Dakota.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald

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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
genusProheteromys
speciesironcloudi

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.

Proheteromys ironcloudi Macdonald 1963
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Monroecreekian or 30.80000 to 24.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Proheteromys ironcloudi (17494 17544)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Proheteromys ironcloudi (type locality: 17561)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Heteromyidae indet. (17526)