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Paramys taurus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys taurus was named by Korth (1984) [raised to species rank].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. woodi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Paramys taurus Korth
2012Paramys taurus Rose 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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
genusParamysLeidy 1871
speciestaurus

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.

†Paramys taurus Korth 1984
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 55.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Paramys taurus (15085)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Paramys taurus (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Paramys taurus (15485 15725)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Paramys taurus (15458 15587 15592 15673 15692 15694 15695 15697 15699 15703 15705 15759 15780 15833 46638 46641 46646 46686 46695 46697 46699 46701 46731 46759 46768 46792 46794 46798 46800 46803 46804 46809 46814 46818 46825 46845 46847 118482)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Paramys taurus (15679 15680 154254 154262)