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Viridomys
Taxonomy
Viridomys was named by Fox (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Viridomys orbatus.
It was assigned to Multituberculata by Fox (1971), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Cimolodonta by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Multituberculata by Fox (1971), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Cimolodonta by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
Species
V. orbatus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1971 | Viridomys Fox |
| 1979 | Viridomys Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 102 |
| 1997 | Viridomys McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Viridomys Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 333 fig. 8.42D |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Torrejonian or 85.70000 to 60.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Santonian | Canada (Alberta) | V. orbatus (14423 14426) | |
| Torrejonian | USA (Texas) | V. sp. (14829) |