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Paramyinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramyinae was named by Simpson (1945). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ischyromyoidea by Sahni and Khare (1973); to Paramyidae by Sahni and Srivastava (1976); and to Ischyromyidae by Dawson (2001) and Dunn and Rasmussen (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Paramyinae Simpson
1973Paramyinae Sahni and Khare p. 34
1976Paramyinae Sahni and Srivastava p. 922
2001Paramyinae Dawson
2007Paramyinae Dunn and Rasmussen p. 988

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyParamyinaeSimpson 1945
subfamilyParamyinaeSimpson 1945

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.

Subfm. †Paramyinae Simpson 1945
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G. †Abrosomys Shevyreva 1984
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†Abrosomys agasma Shevyreva 1984
Tr. †Manitshini Simpson
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G. †Manitsha Simpson 1941
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†Manitsha tanka Simpson 1941
G. †Plesiarctomys Bravard 1848
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†Plesiarctomys curranti Hooker 1986
†Plesiarctomys gervaisii Bravard 1850
G. †Pseudotomus Cope 1872
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†Pseudotomus californicus Wilson 1940
†Pseudotomus eugenei Burke 1935
†Pseudotomus hians Cope 1872
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Invalid names: Paramys superbus Osborn et al. 1878 [synonym]
†Pseudotomus littoralis Wilson 1949
†Pseudotomus petersoni Matthew 1910
†Pseudotomus robustus Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Ischyrotomus oweni Wood 1962 [synonym]
†Pseudotomus timmys Storer 1988
Invalid names: Ischyrotomus Matthew 1910 [synonym]
G. †Metaparamys Korth and Emry 2007
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†Metaparamys dawsonae Korth and Emry 2007
Tr. †Paramyini Simpson 1945
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G. †Quadratomus Korth 1984
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†Quadratomus gigans Wood 1974
†Quadratomus grandis Wood 1962
†Quadratomus grossus Korth 1985
†Quadratomus sundelli Eaton 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1 kgg
Body mass estimate: 1 kg
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: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Orellan or 55.80000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Paramyinae indet. (186944)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Paramyinae indet. (15583)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Leptotomus grandis (16240 16241)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Ischyrotomus horribilis, Pseudotomus robustus (16228) Ischyrotomus oweni (16448) Ischyrotomus sp., Pseudotomus robustus (16227) Leptotomus grandis (16100 16101 16102 16107 16111 16118 16129 16300) Pseudotomus hians (16205) Pseudotomus robustus (16289 16293 16441) Pseudotomus robustus, Pseudotomus sundelli (16137) Pseudotomus sp. (16139 16203 16223 16488 16489 16496) Pseudotomus sp., Pseudotomus robustus (16443) Pseudotomus sundelli (16081)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Pseudotomus robustus (16396)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Plesiarctomys sp. (22701)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) Plesiarctomys hartenbergeri (31609)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Paramyinae indet. (180852)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Kazakhstan Abrosomys agasma (180518)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Ischyrotomus californicus (16666) Ischyrotomus littoralis (16670) Pseudotomus sp. (16739)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Pseudotomus eugenei (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Manitshini indet. (16585)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Ischyrotomus eugenei (109171) Pseudotomus eugenei (109166 109167)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Ischyrotomus eugenei (16513)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Ischyrotomus petersoni (16535) Manitsha johanniculi (16534) Manitsha sp. (16546)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Ischyrotomus eugenei (16607) Ischyrotomus petersoni (16589) Ischyrotomus sp. (222805) Pseudotomus petersoni (16646)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Ischyrotomus sp. (16590)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Plesiarctomys huerzeleri (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Plesiarctomys huerzeleri (184166)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Huesca) Plesiarctomys hartenbergeri (184168)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Plesiarctomys indet., Plesiarctomys sp. 2, Rodentia indet., Plesiarctomys sp. 1 (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Plesiarctomys sp. (31736)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Plesiarctomys huerzeleri (177581)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Plesiarctomys huerzeleri (12840)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Oregon) Pseudotomus sp. (185944)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Ischyrotomus petersoni (16829) Leptotomus gigans (16822 16830 16851) Manitsha johanniculi (16828)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Pseudotomus sp. (16845)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Plesiarctomys gervaisii (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Plesiarctomys sp. (12842)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Paramyinae indet. (17029)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Manitsha johanniculi (17016)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Metaparamys dawsonae (16991)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Plesiarctomys sp. (39233)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Manitsha tanka (17136)