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Microparamys woodi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Microparamys woodi was named by Kelly and Whistler (1994). Its type locality is Tapo Canyon (LACM 5857), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Microparamys woodi Kelly and Whistler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMicroparamyinaeWood 1962
genusMicroparamys
specieswoodi

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.

Microparamys woodi Kelly and Whistler 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Microparamys woodi (16694 16763 16764 16765)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Microparamys sp. (16780) Microparamys woodi (16585 16766 16815 167831)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) Microparamys woodi (16615 16784 16786 type locality: 16787 16789 16793)