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Rapamys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Rapamys was named by Wilson (1940). It is not extant. Its type is Rapamys fricki.

It was assigned to Ischyromyidae by Wilson (1940), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Lofgren et al. (2020).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Rapamys Wilson
1997Rapamys McKenna and Bell
2020Rapamys Lofgren et al.

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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
genusRapamys

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. †Rapamys Wilson 1940
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Rapamys atramontis Wahlert et al. 2006
Rapamys fricki Wilson 1940
Rapamys wilsoni Black 1971
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) R. sp. (16763 16764)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) R. fricki (16585)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) R. wilsoni (16513 16514 16517)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) R. fricki (16790) R. sp. (16791)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (Montana) R. atramontis (230859)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) R. sp. (16810)