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Tsaphanomys shotwelli
Taxonomy
Paronychomys shotwelli was named by Korth (2011). Its type specimen is UO 21716, a tooth (left M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Juniper Creek (UO 2469), which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Oregon. It is the type species of Tsaphanomys.
It was recombined as Tsaphanomys shotwelli by Martin and Zakrzewski (2019).
It was recombined as Tsaphanomys shotwelli by Martin and Zakrzewski (2019).
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2016-01-12
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2011 | Paronychomys shotwelli Korth p. 140 fig. 2 |
| 2019 | Tsaphanomys shotwelli Martin and Zakrzewski p. 1590 figs. Figs. 2A and 2B; 3B; 4E and 4F |
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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.
†Tsaphanomys shotwelli Korth 2011
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. W. Korth 2011 | Large species of the genus; M1 with minute posterior cingulum; m1 lacking buccal posterior cingulid; m3 larger relative to m2 than in other species. |
Measurements
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| 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: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Hemphillian | USA (Oregon) | Peromyscus pliocenicus (type locality: 18936 18944) |