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Pediomys elegans

Mammalia - Pediomyidae

Taxonomy
Pediomys elegans was named by Marsh (1889) [neotype is CM 11658, a right fragmentary maxilla with M2-4]. Its type specimen is YPM 11866, a tooth (LM2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Pediomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pediomys elegans Marsh
1902Pediomys elegans Hay p. 565
1927Pediomys elegans Simpson p. 122
1929Pediomys elegans Simpson pp. 117-118
1930Pediomys elegans Hay p. 390
1979Pediomys elegans Clemens p. 193
2004Pediomys elegans Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 457
2007Pediomys elegans Davis p. 229

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
superfamilyPediomyoideaSimpson 1927
familyPediomyidae()
genusPediomys
specieselegans

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.

†Pediomys elegans Marsh 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:57:09
Modified: 2005-09-07 12:56:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Judithian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Pediomys elegans (14463)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Pediomys elegans (154244)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Pediomys elegans (14515 14516 14517 14528 14529 14531 14536 14549 14576 14583 14618 14623 14624 14649 14650 172644)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pediomys elegans (14505 14514 14519 type locality: 14565 14566 14589 14598 14606)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Pediomys elegans (14558 14584 14655)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Pediomys elegans (14537 14604)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Pediomys elegans (14630 14634)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pediomys elegans (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Pediomys elegans (183109)