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Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi was named by Baskin (1978). Its type specimen is WC no. 212, a tooth (m1), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is White Cone, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Bidahochi Formation of Arizona.

It was recombined as Bensonomys gidleyi by Martin et al. (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi Baskin p. 130
2002Bensonomys gidleyi Martin et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusCalomys
subgenusBensonomys
speciesgidleyi

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.

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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Calomys gidleyi (type locality: 19610)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Calomys gidleyi (19604)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Calomys gidleyi (19718 19719)