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Uintaparamys coelumensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Leptotomus coelumensis was named by Wilson and Stevens (1986). Its type locality is Skyline (TMM 41580), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Devil's Graveyard Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Mytonomys coelumensis by Korth (1988); it was recombined as Uintaparamys coelumensis by Anderson (2008).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Leptotomus coelumensis Wilson and Stevens
1988Mytonomys coelumensis Korth
2008Uintaparamys coelumensis 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
speciescoelumensis()

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 coelumensis Wilson and Stevens 1986
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Duchesnean or 39.70000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Leptotomus coelumensis (type locality: 16856)