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Tillomys parvidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Taxonomy
Sciuravus parvidens was named by Marsh (1872). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Paramys parvidens by Matthew (1899), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Tillomys parvidens by Troxell (1923), Wilson (1938), Wilson (1938), Gazin (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Sciuravus parvidens Marsh p. 220
1899Paramys parvidens Matthew
1902Paramys parvidens Hay p. 724
1923Tillomys parvidens Troxell
1938Tillomys parvidens Wilson
1976Tillomys parvidens Gazin

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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
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusTillomys
speciesparvidens()

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.

†Tillomys parvidens Marsh 1872
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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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.50000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Tillomys parvidens (16221 type locality: 16228)