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Paradelomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Theridomys (Paradelomys) was named by Thaler (1966). It is not extant. Its type is Paradelomys crusafonti.

It was reranked as Paradelomys by Hooker (1986), Bonilla-Salomón et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Pseudosciuridae by Hooker (1986); to Theridomys by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Theridomyidae by Bonilla-Salomón et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
P. crusafonti (type species), P. ruetimeyeri, P. santjaumensis, P. spaeleus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. quercyi, P. spelaeus, P. tobieni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Theridomys (Paradelomys) Thaler p. 39
1986Paradelomys Hooker p. 298
1997Theridomys (Paradelomys) McKenna and Bell
2016Paradelomys Bonilla-Salomón 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyTheridomyoideaAlston 1876
familyTheridomyidaeAlston 1876
genusParadelomys(Thaler 1966)

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.

G. †Paradelomys Thaler 1966
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†Paradelomys crusafonti Thaler 1966
†Paradelomys ruetimeyeri Pictet and Humbert 1869
†Paradelomys santjaumensis Bonilla-Salomón et al. 2016
†Paradelomys spaeleus Hartenberger 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 gsubg
Minimum body mass: 30 gsubg
Body mass estimate: 30 g
Environment: terrestrialsubg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 07:18:31
Modified: 2005-08-31 09:18:31
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Legendre 1988, Nowak 1999, Grimes et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the MP 18 or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) P. sp. (182607)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. crusafonti (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Jura) P. crusafonti, P. ruetimeyeri (182385)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) P. crusafonti (177582 184167)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Barcelona) Protoadelomys sp. (182219)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. tobieni (183350) P. tobieni, P. crusafonti (31736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie Region) P. crusafonti (12847)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. quercyi (38859 39236 39249 39250 39299)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. sp. (12851)
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. spaeleus (12846)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. crusafonti (31724 31758)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. crusafonti (12841 12849) P. spaeleus (12842) P. spelaeus (12843 31764 31765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) P. crusafonti (31751)
MP 20 - MP 2137.71 - 27.3France (Occitanie) P. spelaeus, P. sp. (183382)