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Uintaparamys grangeri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys (Leptotomus) grangeri was named by Matthew (1910). Its type specimen is AMNH 2016, a partial skeleton (a lower jaw with fragmentary skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Leptotomus, Uintaparamys, Paramys (Leptotomus).

It was recombined as Leptotomus grangeri by Burke (1934), Wilson (1940); it was recombined as Uintaparamys grangeri by Kretzoi (1968); it was synonymized subjectively with Leptotomus leptodus by Wood (1962), Wood (1980).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Paramys (Leptotomus) grangeri Matthew
1934Leptotomus grangeri Burke
1940Leptotomus grangeri Wilson
1968Uintaparamys grangeri Kretzoi p. 163

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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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusUintaparamys
speciesgrangeri()

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.

Uintaparamys grangeri Matthew 1910
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available