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Paracimexomys priscus
Taxonomy
Cimexomys priscus was named by Lillegraven (1969). Its type specimen is UA 3231, a tooth (isolated right M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Trochu (KUA-1), which is in a Lancian terrestrial claystone/siltstone in the Scollard Formation of Canada.
It was recombined as Paracimexomys priscus by Archibald (1982), Lillegraven and McKenna (1986), Fox (1989), Storer (1991), Montellano (1992), Montellano et al. (2000), Eaton and Cifelli (2001), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Donohue et al. (2013).
It was recombined as Paracimexomys priscus by Archibald (1982), Lillegraven and McKenna (1986), Fox (1989), Storer (1991), Montellano (1992), Montellano et al. (2000), Eaton and Cifelli (2001), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Donohue et al. (2013).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Cimexomys priscus Lillegraven p. 24 |
| 1979 | Cimexomys priscus Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 101 |
| 1982 | Paracimexomys priscus Archibald |
| 1986 | Paracimexomys priscus Lillegraven and McKenna p. 23 |
| 1989 | Paracimexomys priscus Fox |
| 1991 | Paracimexomys priscus Storer |
| 1992 | Paracimexomys priscus Montellano |
| 2000 | Paracimexomys priscus Montellano et al. |
| 2001 | Paracimexomys priscus Eaton and Cifelli |
| 2004 | Paracimexomys priscus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 254, 320-321 |
| 2013 | Paracimexomys priscus Donohue et al. p. 686 |
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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 priscus Lillegraven 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Jenkins and Krause 1983 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Lancian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Paracimexomys priscus (14413) | |
| Judithian | USA (Wyoming) | Paracimexomys priscus (14433) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Paracimexomys priscus (14470) | |
| Edmontonian | USA (Montana) | Paracimexomys priscus (14503) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Paracimexomys priscus (14558 14655) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Paracimexomys priscus (14549) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Alberta) | Cimexomys priscus (type locality: 14630 14631 14632) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Paracimexomys priscus (14514) |