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Pararyctes rutherfordi

Mammalia - Proteutheria - Palaeoryctidae

Taxonomy
Pararyctes rutherfordi was named by Scott et al. (2002). Its type specimen is UALVP 45094, a maxilla (incomplete right maxilla with P4, M2-3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cochrane 2, which is in a Ti1 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pararyctes rutherfordi Scott et al. p. 698

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
orderProteutheria
familyPalaeoryctidaeWinge 1917
genusPararyctes
speciesrutherfordi

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.

†Pararyctes rutherfordi Scott et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteg
Ontogeny: modification of partsf
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 10:55:39
Modified: 2005-09-10 12:55:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass
References: Ji et al. 2002, Gingerich 1982, Fox 2004, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Ti1 or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Pararyctes sp. (type locality: 14939)