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Paromomys

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Paromomys was named by Gidley (1923). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anaptomorphidae by Simpson (1937); to Paromomyinae by Simpson (1940); to Paromomyinae by Gunnell (1989); and to Paromomyidae by Gidley (1923) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Paromomys Gidley
1937Paromomys Simpson p. 148
1940Paromomys Simpson p. 198
1989Paromomys Gunnell p. 13
1997Paromomys McKenna and Bell

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
genusParomomysGidley 1923

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. †Paromomys Gidley 1923
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Paromomys alticuspis Gidley 1923
Paromomys depressidens Gidley 1923
Paromomys farrandi Clemens and Wilson 2009
Paromomys maturus Gidley 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (14859)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) P. depressidens, P. maturus (14906) P. maturus (14885 14913)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) P. depressidens (14830)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) P. depressidens (14912) P. depressidens, P. maturus (14886 14904) P. maturus (14903 14905)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (14858)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) P. depressidens (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) P. maturus (15039) P. sp. (15037)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) P. depressidens (14983 15067 198262) Primates indet. (15034)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) P. sp., P. depressidens (14872)