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Acritoparamys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Acritoparamys Korth
1997Acritoparamys McKenna and Bell

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusAcritoparamys

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.

G. †Acritoparamys Korth 1984
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†Acritoparamys atavus Jepsen 1937
†Acritoparamys atwateri Loomis 1907
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Invalid names: Paramys annectens Rose 1981 [synonym]
†Acritoparamys wutui Tong and Dawson 1995
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Reithroparamys sp. (15346 15347)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) A. atavus (190416) A. atwateri (15085) Paramys annectens (15197)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Montana) Paramys atavus (15079)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) A. atwateri (15701)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) A. francesi (15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Reithroparamys atwateri (15222 15356 15357) Reithroparamys pattersoni (15329 15338 15377 15400 15413)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (California) A. sp. (15674 15676)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) A. atavus (46809) A. atavus, A. atwateri (15586) A. atwateri (15458 15587 15589 15697 15702 15759 15817 15834 46644 46656 46662 46694 46772 46792 46804 46805 46828 46834) A. francesi (15661 15942) Paramys francesi (15493 15515) Reithroparamys atwateri (15491 15964)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) A. sp., A. wutui (77929)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Paramys annectens (80580)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) A. francesi (16207 16254)