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Eumegamys paranensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Eumegamys paranensis was named by Kraglievich (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eumegamys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Eumegamys paranensis Kraglievich

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
genusEumegamys
speciesparanensis

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.

†Eumegamys paranensis Kraglievich 1926
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Tortonian or 8.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Eumegamys paranensis (55602)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Eumegamys paranensis (55600)