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Plesiarctomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Plesiarctomys was named by Bravard (1848) [type European P. gervaisii]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Paramys by Matthew (1910).

It was assigned to Manitshinae by Hooker (1986); and to Ischyromyidae by Bravard (1848), Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Plesiarctomys Bravard
1986Plesiarctomys Hooker p. 283
1988Plesiarctomys Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyParamyinaeSimpson 1945
tribeManitshiniSimpson
genusPlesiarctomysBravard 1848

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. †Plesiarctomys Bravard 1848
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†Plesiarctomys curranti Hooker 1986
†Plesiarctomys gervaisii Bravard 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1 kgg
Body mass estimate: 1 kg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 07:07:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 09:07:18
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Legendre 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) P. sp. (22701)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) P. hartenbergeri (31609)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) P. huerzeleri (177581)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. huerzeleri (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland P. huerzeleri (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Plesiarctomys indet., P. sp. 2, P. sp. 1 (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. huerzeleri (184166)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Huesca) P. hartenbergeri (184168)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. sp. (31736)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) P. gervaisii (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. sp. (12842)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (39233)