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Paramiolabis tenuis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Miolabis tenuis was named by Matthew (1924). Its type locality is Thomson Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Sheep Creek Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Paramiolabis.

It was recombined as Paramiolabis tenuis by Kelly (1992), Honey et al. (1998), Pagnac (2005) and Whistler and Webb (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Miolabis tenuis Matthew
1992Paramiolabis tenuis Kelly p. 7
1998Paramiolabis tenuis Honey et al.
2005Paramiolabis tenuis Pagnac
2005Paramiolabis tenuis 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
speciestenuis()

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.

†Paramiolabis tenuis Matthew 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Miolabis tenuis (17970 type locality: 18001)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Miolabis tenuis (19233 19358 19586)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Miolabis tenuis (19510 19513)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Paramiolabis tenuis (19138)