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Paromomys depressidens

Mammalia - Primates - Paromomyidae

Taxonomy
Paromomys depressidens was named by Gidley (1923). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 9546, a maxilla (part of right upper jaw with P4-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Paromomys depressidens Gidley
1937Paromomys depressidens Simpson p. 154

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
familyParomomyidaeSimpson 1940
genusParomomysGidley 1923
speciesdepressidensGidley 1923

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.

Paromomys depressidens Gidley 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.30000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (New Mexico) Paromomys sp. (14859)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Utah) Paromomys depressidens (14830)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Paromomys depressidens (14886 14904 14912)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Paromomys depressidens (type locality: 14906)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Paromomys depressidens (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Paromomys depressidens (14983 15067 198262) Primates indet. (15034)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (California) Paromomys depressidens (14872)