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Parapodemus meini

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Parapodemus meini was named by Martín Suárez and Freudenthal (1993). Its type specimen is RGM 402720, a tooth (M1 sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Crevillente 7, which is in a MN 12 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. babarae, P. betfiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Parapodemus meini Martín Suárez and Freudenthal p. 91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusParapodemusSchaub 1938
speciesmeini

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.

†Parapodemus meini Martín Suárez and Freudenthal 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Martín Suárez and M. Freudenthal 1993Large-sized Parapodemus. The two lobes of the anteroconid of m1 are frequently separated. M1 and M2 with t6 and t9 convergent, but weakly connected. M3 frequently with constricted posterior tubercle (t8 and t9).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MN 12 or 7.90000 to 6.96500 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 127.9 - 6.965Spain (Alicante) Parapodemus meini (68916 type locality: 75246)