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Paradelomys spaeleus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Taxonomy
Paradelomys spaeleus was named by Hartenberger (1973). Its type specimen is ECA 1892, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Escamps X, which is in a MP 19 karst phosphorite in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Paradelomys spaeleus Hartenberger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—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)
speciesspaeleusHartenberger 1973

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.

†Paradelomys spaeleus Hartenberger 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Grimes et al. 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Paradelomys spaeleus (type locality: 12846)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Paradelomys spaeleus (12842)