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Thisbemys uintensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys uintensis was named by Osborn (1895). Its type specimen is AMNH 1901, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Thisbemys uintensis by Wood (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Paramys uintensis Osborn p. 81 fig. 5
1902Paramys uintensis Hay p. 724
1962Thisbemys uintensis Wood

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusThisbemys
speciesuintensis()

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.

Thisbemys uintensis Osborn 1895
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. F. Osborn 1895Upper molars quinquetubercular with posterior cingulum and a mesostyle. Lower molars quadritubercular. Crown crenulate
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: Uintan or 46.20000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Utah) Thisbemys uintensis (type locality: 16646)