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Basirepomys pliocenicus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Peromyscus pliocenicus was named by Wilson (1937). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kern River, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Kern River Formation of California. It is the type species of Basirepomys.

It was recombined as Basirepomys pliocenicus by Korth and De Blieux (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson
2010Basirepomys pliocenicus Korth and De Blieux p. 231

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusBasirepomys
speciespliocenicus()

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.

Basirepomys pliocenicus Wilson 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Clarendonian or 10.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Peromyscus pliocenicus (type locality: 19393)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Peromyscus pliocenicus (18944 18970)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Idaho) Peromyscus pliocenicus (218109)