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Knightomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Knightomys Gazin
1997Knightomys McKenna and Bell
2016Knightomys Strait et al.

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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
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusKnightomys

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. †Knightomys Gazin 1961
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†Knightomys cremneus Ivy 1990
†Knightomys cuspidatus Bown 1982
†Knightomys depressus Loomis 1907
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Invalid names: Microparamys cathedralis Wood 1962 [synonym], Microparamys lysitensis Wood 1962 [synonym]
†Knightomys minor Wood 1965
†Knightomys reginensis Korth 1984
†Knightomys senior Gazin 1952
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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 56.00000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) K. depressus (16073 16076) K. depressus, K. huerfanensis (15930) K. sp. (15917)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Dawsonomys minor (15505 15516 15520 15523 15524 15553 15564) Dawsonomys minor, K. depressus (15964) K. cremneus (15805) K. depressus (15514 15518 15548 15551 15554 15557 15566 15937 15942 186931 186932) K. depressus, Dawsonomys minor (15507 15510 15512 15522 15531 15532 15558) K. huerfanensis (186946) K. minor (15673) K. senior (15662)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (New Mexico) K. depressus (15447 15663) K. depressus, K. minor, K. reginensis (15446 15448) K. reginensis (15431 15433)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (California) K. sp. (15676)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) K. depressus (15327)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Utah) K. minor, K. reginensis (198248)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian56.0 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) K. depressus (15669)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Nevada) K. sp. (16218)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) K. depressus, Paramys huerfanensis (16240 16241) K. huerfanensis (16242)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) K. depressus, K. huerfanensis (16289) K. depressus, K. huerfanensis, K. senior (16207 16254 16415) K. depressus, Paramys huerfanensis (16198) K. senior, K. sp. (16227) Taxymys cuspidatus (16499)