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Parikimys carpenteri

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Neoplagiaulacidae

Taxonomy
Parikimys carpenteri was named by Wilson et al. (2010). Its type specimen is DMNH 52224, a mandible (left dentary fragment with p4-m2 and p3 alveolus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ingrid's Jaw, which is in a Lancian channel sandstone in the Laramie Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Parikimys carpenteri Wilson et al. p. 505
2013Parikimys carpenteri Donohue et al. p. 681 fig. 4E,F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyNeoplagiaulacidae
genusParikimys
speciescarpenteri

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.

Parikimys carpenteri Wilson et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: arborealsubo
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-11 16:54:47
Modified: 2005-09-11 18:54:47
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Gunnell et al. 1995

Age range: Lancian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Parikimys carpenteri (14514 45844)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Parikimys carpenteri (type locality: 96083)