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Paraphiomys pigotti

Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Taxonomy
Paraphiomys pigotti was named by Andrews (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Karungu, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Kenya. It is the type species of Paraphiomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Paraphiomys pigotti Andrews p. 177 figs. Plate XXVIII, Fig 7

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
familyThryonomyidaePocock 1922
genusParaphiomysAndrews 1914
speciespigotti

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.

†Paraphiomys pigotti Andrews 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:27:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.44000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Paraphiomys pigotti (type locality: 146600)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Uganda Paraphiomys pigotti (28293)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Paraphiomys pigotti (28441)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Paraphiomys pigotti (27858 38060)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda (Karamoja) Paraphiomys pigotti (235644 235646 235659)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Paraphiomys pigotti (122454)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Paraphiomys pigotti (21340)