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Reithroparamys delicatissimus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Reithroparamyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys delicatissimus was named by Leidy (1871). Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Plesiarctomys delicatissimus by Cope (1877); it was recombined as Reithroparamys delicatissimus by Matthew (1920), Wilson (1940), Wood (1962), Gazin (1976), Korth (1984), Emry and Korth (1989) and Ivy (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Paramys delicatissimus Leidy
1873Paramys delicatissimus Cope p. 4
1873Paramys delicatissimus Leidy p. 111
1875Paramys delicatissimus Cope p. 23
1877Plesiarctomys delicatissimus Cope
1902Paramys delicatissimus Hay p. 723
1920Reithroparamys delicatissimus Matthew
1940Reithroparamys delicatissimus Wilson
1962Reithroparamys delicatissimus Wood
1976Reithroparamys delicatissimus Gazin
1984Reithroparamys delicatissimus Korth
1989Reithroparamys delicatissimus Emry and Korth
1990Reithroparamys delicatissimus Ivy

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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
superfamilySciuroidea
familyReithroparamyidaeWood 1962
genusReithroparamys
speciesdelicatissimus(Leidy 1871)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Reithroparamys delicatissimus (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Reithroparamys delicatissimus (16198 16203 16227 type locality: 16228 16244 16245 16441 16499 16504)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Reithroparamys delicatissimus (16645)