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Theridomys ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4574182	https://www.gbif.org/species/4574182
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	41995	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41995

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Theridomys

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
-	Glires
order	Rodentia
superfamily	Theridomyoidea	Alston 1876
family	Theridomyidae	Alston 1876
subfamily	Theridomyinae	Alston 1876
genus	Theridomys	Jourdan 1837

Scientific Name

Theridomys Jourdan, 1837

Name Published In

C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 5

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Theridomys	genus	belongs to Theridomyinae	stated without evidence	Peláez-Campomanes, 1996
Theridomys	genus	belongs to Theridomyidae	implied	McKenna and Bell, 1997
Theridomys	genus	belongs to Theridomyinae	stated without evidence	Astibia et al., 2000

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene

Last Recorded Appearance

28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic

Environment

terrestrial (based on Theridomyidae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

herbivore (based on Rodentia)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Theridomys americanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Theridomys brachydens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Theridomys bumbachensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Theridomys calafensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys crusafonti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys golpei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Theridomys gregarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Theridomys helmeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys lembronicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys ludensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys major ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys margaritae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Theridomys octogesensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Theridomys perrealensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Theridomys pseudosiderolithicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	38.0 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Theridomys varians ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Theridiomys Agassiz, 1846	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : *Theridiomys*
Theriodomys Giebel, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : *Theriodomys*
Theredomys Blainville, 1840	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : *Theredomys*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1837	Theridomys Jourdan
1996	Theridomys Peláez-Campomanes
1997	Theridomys McKenna and Bell
2000	Theridomys Astibia et al. p. 238

References

McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640

Peláez-Campomanes P. (1996) Upper Eocene rodents from the Almazan basin (Soria, Spain), Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 89 3, 1363-1385

Astibia H., Aranburu A., et al (2000) Un nouveau site à vertébrés continentaux de l'Éocène supérieur de Zambrana (Bassin de Maranda-Treviño, Alava, Pays basque), Géobios 32 2, 233-248

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 5 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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