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Aplodontiidae
| Description | The family Aplodontiidae also known as Aplodontidae, Haplodontiidae or Haploodontini is traditionally classified as the sole extant family of the suborder Protrogomorpha. It may be the sister family of the Sciurids.There are fossils from the Oligocene until Miocene in Asia, from Oligocene in Europe and from the Oligocene until the present in North America, where there is the only living species: the mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplodontiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Aplodontiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Aplodontiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg, ser. 6 vol.VII; Sci. Nat. p.151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Mountain Beavers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplodontiidae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Ansomys ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Aplodontia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Mountain Beaver | 5 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Brachygaulus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Dakotallomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Disallomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Epeiromys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Leptoromys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Liodontia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 10.3 Ma Miocene | |
| Lophallomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Meniscomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 30.8 Ma Oligocene | 26.3 Ma Oligocene | |
| Niglarodon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 30.8 Ma Oligocene | 30.8 Ma Oligocene | |
| Ninamys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Proansomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Promeniscomys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Sewelleladon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tardontia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 10.3 Ma Miocene |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Haploodontini | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Haploodontini |
| Haploodontidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Haploodontidae |
| Haplodontidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Haplodontidae |
References
| Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Carleton, Michael D., and Guy G. Musser / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Rodentia. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 745-752. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Helgen, Kristofer M. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Family Aplodontiidae. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2. 753. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| CoL2006/ITIS - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| McKenna & Bell 1997 (as Aplodontidae) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| ITIS - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera |
| as per Aplodontidae - 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!
