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Uintaparamys leptodus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys leptodus was named by Cope (1873) [also said to be 1872].

It was recombined as Plesiarctomys leptodus by Cope (1883); it was recombined as Leptotomus leptodus by Matthew (1910), Wilson (1940), Wilson (1949), Wood (1962); it was recombined as Uintaparamys leptodus by Anderson (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Paramys leptodus Cope p. 3
1883Plesiarctomys leptodus Cope
1902Paramys leptodus Hay p. 724
1910Leptotomus leptodus Matthew
1940Leptotomus leptodus Wilson
1949Leptotomus leptodus Wilson
1962Leptotomus leptodus Wood
2008Uintaparamys leptodus Anderson p. 316

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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
speciesleptodus()

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 leptodus Cope 1873
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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, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) Leptotomus leptodus (16589)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Leptotomus leptodus (16786)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Leptotomus leptodus (16648)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Leptotomus leptodus (16537 16546)