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Pareumys milleri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Taxonomy
Pareumys milleri was named by Peterson (1919). Its type specimen is C. M. No. 2938, a mandible (lower jaw fragment with M2 and M3 in position), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Myton Pocket, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Pareumys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Pareumys milleri Peterson p. 66

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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()
orderRodentia
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusPareumys
speciesmilleri

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.

†Pareumys milleri Peterson 1919
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 45.90000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) Pareumys milleri (type locality: 16607 208341)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Pareumys milleri (16790)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Pareumys milleri (16806 16810)