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Cedaromys bestia

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Taxonomy
Paracimexomys bestia was named by Eaton and Nelson (1991) [this follows insofar as Megatylopus is not a synonym of Paracamelus]. Its type specimen is MNA V5658 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mussentuchit (OMNH V823), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial horizon in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Paracimexomys, Cedaromys.

It was recombined as Cedaromys bestia by Eaton and Cifelli (2001) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. hutchisoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Paracimexomys bestia Eaton and Nelson
2001Cedaromys bestia Eaton and Cifelli p. 485–486
2004Cedaromys bestia Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 254, 321

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
suborderEupelycosauria
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
genusCedaromys
speciesbestia()

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.

†Cedaromys bestia Eaton and Nelson 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. G. Eaton and R. L. Cifelli 2001The larger (17-20%) of the two species referred to the genus. Differs from C. parvus sp. n. in having lower arched p4.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Jenkins and Krause 1983, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Cedaromys bestia (14396 14398 14399 14402 14403 14405) Paracimexomys bestia (type locality: 14395 14406) Paracimexomys sp. A (14407)