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Pediomys
Taxonomy
Pediomys was named by Marsh (1889). Its type is Pediomys elegans. It is the type genus of Pediomyinae.
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1889); to Cimolestidae by Hay (1902); to Pediomyinae by Hay (1930); to Pediomyinae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929) and Wood and Ormsbee (1954); to Didelphidae by Sloan and Van Valen (1965); to Pediomyidae by Clemens (1979), Lillegraven and McKenna (1986), McKenna and Bell (1997), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Goin et al. (2006) and Davis (2007); to Metatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); and to Pediomyidae by Williamson et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Mammalia by Marsh (1889); to Cimolestidae by Hay (1902); to Pediomyinae by Hay (1930); to Pediomyinae by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929) and Wood and Ormsbee (1954); to Didelphidae by Sloan and Van Valen (1965); to Pediomyidae by Clemens (1979), Lillegraven and McKenna (1986), McKenna and Bell (1997), Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004), Goin et al. (2006) and Davis (2007); to Metatheria by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); and to Pediomyidae by Williamson et al. (2012).
Species
P. elegans (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1889 | Pediomys Marsh |
| 1898 | Synconodon Osborn |
| 1902 | Pediomys Hay p. 565 |
| 1902 | Synconodon Hay p. 692 |
| 1927 | Pediomys Simpson p. 6 |
| 1929 | Pediomys Simpson pp. 117-118 |
| 1930 | Pediomys Hay p. 390 |
| 1930 | Synconodon Hay p. 396 |
| 1954 | Pediomys Wood and Ormsbee p. 30 |
| 1965 | Pediomys Sloan and Van Valen p. 221 |
| 1979 | Pediomys Clemens p. 193 |
| 1986 | Pediomys Lillegraven and McKenna p. 37 |
| 1997 | Pediomys McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Pediomys Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457 fig. 12.12C |
| 2006 | Pediomys Goin et al. |
| 2007 | Pediomys Davis p. 229 |
| 2010 | Pediomys Ladaveze and Muizon |
| 2012 | Pediomys Williamson et al. |
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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.
G. †Pediomys Marsh 1889
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†Pediomys elegans Marsh 1889
Invalid names: Synconodon Osborn 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Lancian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (39 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | Pediomyidae indet. (14421) | |
| Judithian | Canada (Alberta) | P. elegans (14463) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | P. elegans (154244) | |
| Maastrichtian | Portugal (Coimbra) | P. sp. (49276) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | P. elegans (14558 14584 14655) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | P. elegans (14505 14514 14519 14565 14566 14589 14598) P. sp., P. elegans (14606) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | P. elegans (14515 14516 14517 14528 14529 14531 14536 14549 14576 14583 14618 14623 14624 14649 14650 172644) | |
| Lancian | Canada (Alberta) | P. elegans (14630 14634) | |
| Lancian | USA (South Dakota) | P. elegans (14537 14604) P. sp. (14571) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Wyoming) | P. elegans (14585) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (Montana) | P. elegans (183109) P. sp. (119007) |