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Paromomys maturus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Paromomys maturus was named by Gidley (1923). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 9473, a mandible (right lower jaw with P4-M3 and anterior alveoli), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Paromomys maturus Gidley
1937Paromomys maturus Simpson p. 149

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
genusParomomysGidley 1923
speciesmaturusGidley 1923

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.

†Paromomys maturus Gidley 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Paromomys maturus (14886 14903 14904 14905)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Paromomys maturus (14885 type locality: 14906 14913)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Montana) Paromomys maturus (15039)