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Franimys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Paramyidae

Taxonomy
Franimys was named by Wood (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Franimys amherstensis.

It was assigned to Reithroparamyinae by Sahni and Srivastava (1976); and to Ischyromyidae by Wood (1962), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
F. actites, F. ambos, F. amherstensis (type species), F. buccatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Franimys Wood
1976Franimys Sahni and Srivastava p. 923
1997Franimys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyParamyidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
subfamilyReithroparamyinaeWood 1962
genusFranimys

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. †Franimys Wood 1962
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†Franimys actites Beard and Dawson 2009
†Franimys ambos Korth 1984
†Franimys amherstensis Wood 1962
†Franimys buccatus Cope 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:18:17
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:18:17
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Mann et al. 1993, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Wasatchian or 57.50000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Colorado) F. sp. (15219)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) F. amherstensis (15154)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) F. ambos (15964) F. amherstensis (15510 109003) F. sp. (15493) Paramys buccatus (16056)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Mississippi) F. actites (15719)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03India (Kashmir) F. sp. (43026)