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Taxonomy
Orthogeomys was named by Merriam (1895). It is extant.
It was assigned to Geomyidae by Merriam (1895) and Ruez (2001).
It was assigned to Geomyidae by Merriam (1895) and Ruez (2001).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1895 | Heterogeomys Merriam |
1895 | Orthogeomys Merriam |
1980 | Heterogeomys Kurten and Anderson p. 229 |
1997 | Heterogeomys McKenna and Bell |
2001 | Orthogeomys Ruez, Jr. |
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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.
G. Orthogeomys Merriam 1895
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Orthogeomys hispidus Le Conte 1852
†Orthogeomys onerosus Russell 1960
†Orthogeomys propinetis Wilkins 1984
Invalid names: Heterogeomys Merriam 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Stein 2000 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.806 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.806 Ma
Collections (7 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Blancan | USA (Florida) | Geomys propinetis (19752 19753) | |
Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Geomys propinetis (20384) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | O. propinetis (98313) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Geomys propinetis (20308 20350) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Nuevo Leon) | Heterogeomys sp. (71345) |