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Reithroparamys debequensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae

Taxonomy
Reithroparamys debequensis was named by Wood (1962). Its type locality is Meniscotherium Hollow, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the DeBeque Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Reithroparamys debequensis Wood

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familyReithroparamyidaeWood 1962
genusReithroparamys
speciesdebequensis

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.

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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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Colorado) Paramys francesi (15379) Reithroparamys debequensis (type locality: 15290)