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Caviinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Caviinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Caviidae by Gray (1821) and Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez (2017).

Subtaxa
Galea, Palaeocavia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Caviinae Gray
2017Caviinae Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez p. 380

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
subfamilyCaviinaeGray 1821
subfamilyCaviinaeGray 1821

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.

Subfm. Caviinae Gray 1821
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G. Galea Meyen 1832
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†Galea leucoblephara Burmeister 1861
Galea musteloides Meyen 1832 [common yellow-toothed cavy]
Galea spixii Wagler 1851
G. †Palaeocavia Ameghino 1889
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†Palaeocavia avita Ameghino 1887
†Palaeocavia brocherense Castellanos 1936
†Palaeocavia chapalmalense Ameghino 1908
†Palaeocavia humahuaquense Candela et al. 2023
†Palaeocavia impar Ameghino 1888
†Palaeocavia mawka Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez 2017
†Palaeocavia minuta Ameghino 1889
†Palaeocavia pampaea Ameghino 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Holocene or 8.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Caviinae indet. (176133)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Palaeocavia sp. (87198 140925 152061 204598)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Galea sp. (198862) Palaeocavia sp. (61292 61300)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Palaeocavia sp. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Palaeocavia mawka (204536)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Palaeocavia sp. (152067)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Jujuy) Palaeocavia humahuaquense (152079) Palaeocavia sp. (232411)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Palaeocavia sp. (152062 152064 152081 152084 152085 152088 198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) Palaeocavia sp. (211574)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Palaeocavia sp. (157795)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Córdoba) Palaeocavia brocherense (211573)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Palaeocavia sp. (199160)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Piauí) Galea sp. (211633)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Galea spixii (113472)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Galea sp. (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Galea sp. (197918)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Palaeocavia impar (202096)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Galea sp. (71325)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Galea sp. (71290)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Puno) Galea musteloides (145248)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Galea sp. (63335)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Galea leucoblephara (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Galea ortodonta (211646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Galea sp. (71316 71330)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Galea sp. (137181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Galea leucoblephara (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Galea musteloides (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Galea leucoblephara (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Galea sp. (71331 71335) Galea spixii (71332 71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) Galea leucoblephara (216696)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Galea musteloides (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Galea sp. (211631)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Galea musteloides (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Caviinae indet. (187627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Galea leucoblephara (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Galea leucoblephara (212466 212467)