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Parasteiromys uniformis
Taxonomy
Parasteiromys uniformis was named by Ameghino (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gran Barranca - southern cliff of lake Colhué Huapí, which is in a Colhuehuapian terrestrial horizon in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Parasteiromys.
It was recombined as Steiromys uniformis by Patterson (1958).
It was recombined as Steiromys uniformis by Patterson (1958).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1904 | Parasteiromys uniformis Ameghino p. 101 |
1958 | Steiromys uniformis Patterson |
1999 | Parasteiromys uniformis Candela |
2010 | Parasteiromys uniformis Vucetich et al. |
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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.
†Parasteiromys uniformis Ameghino 1904
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. M. Candela 1999 | it differs from P. friantae sp. novo in the following features: larger size, subcircular shape of the lingual face of the protocone, larger width of the parafossette, and protoloph connected with the posterior end of the protocone. |
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Colhuehuapian | Argentina (Chubut) | Parasteiromys uniformis (type locality: 141368) |