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Paranamys typicus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Paranamys typicus was named by Ameghino (1889) [Scalabrini in Ameghino Scalabrini in Ameghino 1889].

It was recombined as Olenopsis typicus by Ameghino (1889); it was recombined as Drytomomys typicus by Candela and Nasif (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Olenopsis typicus Ameghino
1889Paranamys typicus Ameghino p. 901
1889Paranamys typicus Scalabrini
2006Drytomomys typicus Candela and Nasif
2013Paranamys typicus Nasif et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
genusParanamysKraglievich 1934
speciestypicus

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.

†Paranamys typicus Ameghino 1889
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Candela and N. L. Nasif 2006Mandible slender, well developed posterior fossa for the masseteric medialis posterior muscle, shallow masseteric fossa, poorly developed masseteric crest, masseteric notch for the medial masseter tendón located at level of mi and below the half of the mandibular height, posterior margin of the diastema forming an almost right angle with the alveolar edge, mandibular foramen dorsally located respect to the alveolar lingual margin; pentalophodont dp4, mi-2 long in re latí on to the incisor APD.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Drytomomys sp. (55600)