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Paulacoutomys

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Paulacoutomys was named by Vucetich et al. (1993). Its type is Paulacoutomys paulista.

It was assigned to Echimyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Octodontoidea by Arnal and Vucetich (2015), Marivaux et al. (2017).

Species
P. paulista (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Paulacoutomys Vucetich et al.
1997Paulacoutomys McKenna and Bell
2015Paulacoutomys Arnal and Vucetich
2017Paulacoutomys Marivaux et al.

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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
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
genusPaulacoutomysVucetich et al. 1993

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. †Paulacoutomys Vucetich et al. 1993
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Paulacoutomys paulista Vucetich et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) P. paulista (152418)