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Paciculus montanus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Paciculus montanus was named by Black (1961). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Paciculus montanus Black

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPaciculus
speciesmontanusBlack 1961

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.

†Paciculus montanus Black 1961
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Black 1961Relatively high crowned; teeth narrow in relation to length; all buccal re-entrants deepnening toward centers of teeth; posterior cingulum short; all five crests extremely prominent; mesoloph reaching to buccal margin on all molars; no accessary lophs of Eumys type; no hypocone on M3.
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 24.70000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Montana) Paciculus montanus (235275)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Idaho) Paciculus insolitus (17584)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Paciculus montanus (17561 17564)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Paciculus montanus (17877)