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Perognathus

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	41688	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41688

Rank

genus (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Heteromyidae : Perognathus

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	Geomyoidea	Bonaparte 1845
family	Heteromyidae	Gray 1868
genus	Perognathus	Maximillian 1839

Common Name

pocket mouse

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Perognathus	genus	belongs to Heteromyidae	stated without evidence	Maximillian, 1839
Perognathus	genus	belongs to Perognathinae	stated without evidence	Kurten and Anderson, 1980
Perognathus	genus	belongs to Heteromyidae	stated without evidence	Korth, 1987
Perognathus	genus	belongs to Heteromyidae	implied	McKenna and Bell, 1997

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

7 (28%)

First Recorded Appearance

23.0 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

granivore, browser (based on Heteromyidae)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Perognathus ancenensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Perognathus brevidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Perognathus carpenteri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus coquorum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus dunklei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Perognathus flavescens species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)			0 Ma Extant
Perognathus flavus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Perognathus furlongi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	26	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Perognathus gidleyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	4.90 Ma Pliocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Perognathus henryredfieldi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Perognathus huastecensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Perognathus inornatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)			0 Ma Extant
Perognathus longimembris species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)			0 Ma Extant
Perognathus maldei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus mclaughlini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	10.3 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus merriami species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)			0 Ma Extant
Perognathus minutus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	29	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Perognathus parvus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)			0 Ma Extant
Perognathus pearlettensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	4.90 Ma Pliocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Perognathus rexroadensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus saskatchewanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Perognathus stevei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Perognathus strigipredus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Perognathus trojectioansrum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	13	16.0 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1839	Perognathus Maximillian
1980	Perognathus Kurten and Anderson p. 232
1987	Perognathus Korth p. 1058
1997	Perognathus McKenna and Bell

References

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals

Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442

Korth W. W. (1987) New Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Barstovian (Miocene) Valentine Formation, Nebraska, Journal of Paleontology 61 5, 1058-1064

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

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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