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Paramiolabis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Paramiolabis was named by Kelly (1992) [type species is P. tenuis and not P. singularis: see Whistler and Webb 2005]. Its type is Miolabis tenuis.

It was assigned to Miolabinae by Kelly (1992), Honey et al. (1998), Pagnac (2005) and Whistler and Webb (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Paramiolabis Kelly p. 7
1998Paramiolabis Honey et al.
2005Paramiolabis Pagnac
2005Paramiolabis Whistler and Webb p. 28

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyMiolabinae
genusParamiolabis

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. †Paramiolabis Kelly 1992
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†Paramiolabis minutus Pagnac 2005
†Paramiolabis singularis Matthew 1918
†Paramiolabis taylori Kelly 1992
†Paramiolabis tenuis Matthew 1924
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. S. Kelly 1992Paramiolabis differs from Miolabis by having the following characters: rostrum with greater relative elongation; premolars extremely reduced relative to molars; P1 vestigial or absent; P2 absent; P3 greatly reduced; P4 reduced; diastema between lower canine and premolar relatively longer; dorsal edge of dentary sharp-crested along canine- premolar diastema; P.. absent or vestigial; p2 absent or vestigial; p3 greatly reduced; p4 reduced
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) P. taylori (19413)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Miolabis tenuis (19233 19358 19586)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Miolabis tenuis (17970 18001)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Miolabis tenuis (19513) P. minutus, Miolabis singularis, Miolabis tenuis (19510) P. taylori (19327)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (19449 19535)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. tenuis (19138)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Pliauchenia singularis (230906)