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Parallomys americanus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Allomyidae

Taxonomy
Parallomys americanus was named by Korth (1992) [not clear why Prothero 1996d believes this is a new rank]. Its type locality is McCann Canyon Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Parallomys americanus Korth

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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
familyAllomyidaeMarsh 1877
genusParallomys
speciesamericanus

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.

Parallomys americanus Korth 1992
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 24.70000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1Canada (Saskatchewan) Parallomys americanus (17526)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Parallomys americanus (type locality: 17802 17816)