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Paracimexomys magnus

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Taxonomy
Cimexomys magnus was named by Sahni (1972). Its type locality is Clambank Hollow Quarry, which is in a Campanian/Campanian fine channel fill claystone in the Judith River Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Paracimexomys magnus by Archibald (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. robisonae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cimexomys magnus Sahni
1979Cimexomys magnus Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 101
1982Paracimexomys magnus Archibald
2004Cimexomys magnus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 254, 320-321

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
genusParacimexomys
speciesmagnus()

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.

†Paracimexomys magnus Sahni 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Paracimexomys magnus (14467)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Cimexomys magnus (type locality: 14446)