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Paromomys depressidens
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
Year | Name and author |
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1923 | Paromomys depressidens Gidley |
1937 | Paromomys depressidens Simpson p. 154 |
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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
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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 |
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Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | Paromomys sp. (14859) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Utah) | Paromomys depressidens (14830) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Wyoming) | Paromomys depressidens (14886 14904 14912) | |
Torrejonian | USA (Montana) | Paromomys depressidens (type locality: 14906) | |
Ti1 | Canada (Alberta) | Paromomys depressidens (14939) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Paromomys depressidens (14983 15067 198262) Primates indet. (15034) | |
Tiffanian | USA (California) | Paromomys depressidens (14872) |