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Paramyocastor diligens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Myocastoridae

Taxonomy
Paramyocastor diligens was named by Ameghino (1888) [holotipo de Myopotamus diligens]. Its type specimen is MACN A-105, a mandible (fragmento de hemimandíbula derecha con dp4-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by B. Kaphingst (authorized by D. Croft) on 2008-03-24; modified by M. Kouvari on 2019-10-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Paramyocastor diligens Ameghino
1904Paramyocastor intactus Ameghino p. 103
1914Isomyopotamus affinis Rovereto
1950Isomyopotamus albaniri Reig
2012Paramyocastor diligens Deschamps et al.

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyMyocastoridae(Ameghino 1902)
genusParamyocastor
speciesdiligensAmeghino 1888

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.

†Paramyocastor diligens Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Isomyopotamus affinis Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Isomyopotamus albaniri Reig 1950 [synonym], Paramyocastor intactus Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:48:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Lujanian or 5.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Paramyocastor diligens (191765)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Paramyocastor diligens (203988 203989)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Paramyocastor diligens (152062 152064 152081 152084 152085 152088 198686 198863)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Paramyocastor diligens (176757)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Entre Rios) Paramyocastor diligens (79631)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Paramyocastor diligens (212840)