| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Armintomys
Taxonomy
Armintomys was named by Dawson et al. (1990). Its type is Armintomys tullbergi. It is the type genus of Armintomyidae.
It was assigned to Armintomyidae by Dawson et al. (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Armintomyidae by Dawson et al. (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
A. tullbergi (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-05
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Armintomys Dawson et al. p. 137 figs. Fig. 1-5, Table 1 |
| 1997 | Armintomys McKenna and Bell |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. R. Dawson et al. 1990 | Infraorbital foramen wide and high; depression marking origin of masseter medialis extending forward from maxilla onto premaxilla, slightly anterior to suture with maxilla. Upper incisor with one groove. P 3 small peg; P4 probably short anteroposteriorly; M 1-2 longer anteroposteriorly than wide, with mesostyle, low lophs, hypocone nearly as well developed as protocone. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | A. tullbergi (type locality: 16204) |