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Paramys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy

Paramys was named by Leidy (1871) [also said to be 1851]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sciuridae by Leidy (1873); to Ischyromyidae by Leidy (1871), Hay (1902), Peterson (1919), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Paramyidae by Rose et al. (2012).

Species

P. adamus, P. compressidens, P. copei (syn. P. bicuspis, P. quadratus, P. major, P. primaevus), P. delicatior, P. delicatus, P. dispar, P. excavatus (syn. Franimys lysitensis), P. hunti, P. leptodus (syn. P. grangeri), P. nini, P. obailensis, P. pourcyensis, P. pycnus, P. savagei, P. simpsoni, P. taurus, P. wyomingensis (syn. Reithroparamys matthewi)

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. woodi

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1871	Paramys Leidy
1873	Paramys Leidy p. 335
1902	Paramys Hay p. 723
1919	Paramys Peterson p. 60
1997	Paramys McKenna and Bell
2012	Paramys Rose et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
—	Gliriformes	Wyss and Meng 1996
—	Glires	()
—	Simplicidentata	()
order	Rodentia	Bowdich 1821
family	Ischyromyidae	Alston 1876
genus	Paramys	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.

G. †Paramys Leidy 1871

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†Paramys adamus Dawson and Beard 1996

†Paramys compressidens Peterson 1919

†Paramys copei Loomis 1907

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Invalid names: Paramys bicuspis Loomis 1907 [synonym], Paramys major Loomis 1907 [synonym], Paramys primaevus Loomis 1907 [synonym], Paramys quadratus Loomis 1907 [synonym]

†Paramys delicatior Leidy 1871

†Paramys delicatus Leidy 1871

†Paramys dispar Beard and Dawson 2009

†Paramys excavatus Loomis 1907

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Invalid names: Franimys lysitensis Guthrie 1967 [synonym]

†Paramys hunti Dawson 2001

†Paramys leptodus Cope 1873

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Invalid names: Paramys grangeri Matthew 1910 [synonym]

†Paramys nini Wood 1962

†Paramys obailensis Shevyreva 1984

†Paramys pourcyensis Michaux 1964

†Paramys pycnus Ivy 1990

†Paramys savagei Micheau 1964

†Paramys simpsoni Korth 1984

†Paramys taurus Korth 1984

†Paramys wyomingensis Wood 1959

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Invalid names: Reithroparamys matthewi Wood 1962 [synonym]

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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Graybullian to the top of the Chadronian or 55.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (288 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian	56.2 - 54.9	USA (Colorado)	P. excavatus (15346 15347)
Clarkforkian	56.2 - 54.9	USA (Wyoming)	P. atavus (15072) P. excavatus (15092) P. sp. (15075 15083 15094) P. taurus (15085)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Belgium (Brabant)	P. anacingularis, P. sp. (35531)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	France (Île-de-France)	P. woodi, P. sp. (68437)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	United Kingdom (England)	P. sp. (133368)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	United Kingdom	P. sp. (87950)
Graybullian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	P. copei, P. taurus (15701)
Lostcabinian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	P. copei (15901 15917 16005 16073 16078) P. copei, P. excavatus (15915 15930)
Lysitean	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	P. copei (15880)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Texas)	P. excavatus (15847)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Mississippi)	P. atavus, P. adamus (15719)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (North Dakota)	P. excavatus (15895)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Colorado)	P. bicuspis (15885) P. copei (15293 15304 15317 15334 15350 15374 15377 15651) P. copei, P. excavatus (15225 15277 15338 15357) P. excavatus (15222 15362 15365 15366 15383 15413 15418 15650) P. sp. (15273 15450 15480 15660 15845 15865 15887) P. taurus (15485 15725)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Utah)	P. sp. (15716)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	Canada (Northwest Territories)	P. hunti (15583)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (New Mexico)	P. copei (15447) P. copei, P. excavatus (15446 15448) P. copei, Thisbemys nini (15663)
Wasatchian	55.8 - 50.3	USA (Wyoming)	P. copei (15454 15472 15479 15509 15513 15521 15546 15566 15568 15665 15683 15702 15706 15707 15937 16067 46663 46685 46704 46707 46721 46758 46771 46773 46796 46797 46819 46830 46834) P. copei, P. delicatus (46760) P. copei, P. excavatus (15505 15507 15510 15512 15516 15518 15520 15522 15523 15524 15531 15532 15538 15543 15548 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15560 15563 15564 15662 15933 15934 15942 15964) P. copei, P. taurus (15458 15697 15699 15705 46731 46768 46798 46809 46845 118482) P. excavatus (15455 15456 15491 15493 15495 15503 15504 15514 15515 15517 15534 15542 15544 15550 15661 15846 15889 186931 186938 186945 186946) P. large sp. (46692) P. large sp., P. sp. (46682) P. major (15710 15906 15910) P. pycnus (15758) P. sp. (15552 15586 15682 15729 15756 15779 15793 15842 15912 15932 16027 16028 16055 27268 46645 46710 46782 46788 46789 46791 46801 46805 46807 46813) P. sp., P. pycnus (15589) P. taurus (15587 15592 15673 15692 15694 15695 15703 15759 15780 15833 46638 46641 46646 46686 46695 46697 46701 46759 46792 46794 46800 46803 46804 46814 46818 46825) P. v. large sp. (46700 46826) P. v. large sp., P. copei (46748) P. v. large sp., P. copei, P. taurus (46847) P. v. large sp., P. taurus (46699)
Early/Lower Eocene	55.8 - 48.6	France (Var)	P. pourcyensis (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene	55.8 - 48.6	USA (Wyoming)	P. sp. (15684 15690 15691) P. taurus (15679 154254 154262) P. v. large sp., P. copei, P. taurus (15680)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian	55.8 - 46.2	USA (Wyoming)	P. copei (16435)
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Colorado)	P. copei (16240 16241) P. excavatus (16242)
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Utah)	P. delicatus (16396)
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Wyoming)	Microparamys wyomingensis, P. delicatior (16244) P. copei (16254 16262 16289 16388 16415) P. copei, P. delicatior, P. excavatus, P. wyomingensis (16137) P. copei, P. excavatus (16198 16207) P. delicatior (16114 16192 16310 16311 16315 16340 16405) P. delicatior, P. delicatus, P. wyomingensis (16227) P. delicatus (16082 16097 16100 16106 16107 16108 16191 16228 16250 16284 16287 16291 16302 16309 16355 16364 16407 16504) P. delicatus, P. wyomingensis (16219 16232) P. excavatus (16418) P. excavatus, P. wyomingensis (16139) P. sp. (16204 16296 16647) P. wyomingensis (16079 16224 16441 16446)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	Kazakhstan	P. obailensis (180518)
Late/Upper Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Texas)	P. delicatior (16614)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Utah)	Ischyrotomus compressidens (16654 222799) Leptotomus leptodus (16589) P. compressidens (16607)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (California)	Ischyrotomus compressidens, Leptotomus leptodus (16786)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Wyoming)	Leptotomus leptodus (16648) P. compressidens (16649) P. copei (16642 16643 16645) P. sp. (16566)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Texas)	Leptotomus leptodus (16537 16546)
Chadronian	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Wyoming)	P. compressidens (16960)