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Paramys excavatus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys excavatus was named by Loomis (1907).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. woodi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Paramys excavatus Loomis
1967Franimys lysitensis Guthrie

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusParamysLeidy 1871
speciesexcavatusLoomis 1907

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.

†Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907
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Invalid names: Franimys lysitensis Guthrie 1967 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Bridgerian or 56.20000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Paramys excavatus (15092)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Paramys excavatus (15346 15347)
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Paramys excavatus (15915 15930)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (North Dakota) Paramys excavatus (15895)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (New Mexico) Paramys excavatus (15446 15448)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Paramys excavatus (15455 15456 15491 15493 15495 15503 15504 15505 15507 15510 15512 15514 15515 15516 15517 15518 15520 15522 15523 15524 15531 15532 15534 15538 15542 15543 15544 15548 15550 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15560 15563 15564 15661 15662 15846 15889 15933 15934 15942 15964 186931 186938 186945 186946)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Texas) Paramys excavatus (15847 200443)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Paramys excavatus (15222 15225 15277 15338 15357 15362 15365 15366 15383 15413 15418 15650)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Paramys excavatus (16242)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Paramys excavatus (16137 16139 16198 16207 16418)