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Ophiomys parvus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mimomys parvus was named by Wilson (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jackass Butte (UO 2404), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho.

It was recombined as Pliophenacomys parvus by Hibbard (1950), Hibbard (1959); it was recombined as Pliomys parvus by Kretzoi (1955); it was recombined as Ophiomys parvus by Hibbard and Zakrzewski (1967), Shotwell (1970), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Martin et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Mimomys parvus Wilson
1950Pliophenacomys parvus Hibbard
1955Pliomys parvus Kretzoi
1959Pliophenacomys parvus Hibbard
1967Ophiomys parvus Hibbard and Zakrzewski
1970Ophiomys parvus Shotwell
1980Ophiomys parvus Kurten and Anderson p. 254
1980Mimomys parvus Repenning
1987Mimomys parvus Repenning
1992Mimomys parvus Repenning
1995Mimomys parvus Repenning et al.
1997Mimomys parvus Mou
2002Ophiomys parvus Martin 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
genusOphiomysForsyth-Major 1902
speciesparvus()

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.

†Ophiomys parvus Wilson 1933
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.70000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Mimomys parvus (19769 19771 19773 19775 19776 19777 19778 19779 19780 19781 19782 19783 19784 19785 19786 19787 19788 19794 19798 19799 19912 19915 19916 19919) Ophiomys parvus (19910 19911 type locality: 19913)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Mimomys parvus (19964)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21USA (California) Mimomys parvus (20298)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Mimomys parvus (20174 20181 20187 20188 20199 20425)