| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Bensonomys : Bensonomys hershkovitzi |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Bensonomys : Bensonomys hershkovitzi |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Bensonomys |
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| Scientific Name | Bensonomys hershkovitzi Martin et al., 2002 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Bensonomys hershkovitzi | species | belongs to Bensonomys | stated without evidence | Martin et al., 2002 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 10.3 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 10.3 - 1.8 Ma
Cenozoic |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | herbivore (based on Rodentia) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Martin, H. T. Goodwin, and J. O. Farlow. 2002. Late Neogene (late Hemphillian) rodents from the Pipe Creek Sinkhole, Grant County, Indiana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(1):137-151 |
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Bensonomys hershkovitzi ✝
