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Taxymys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Taxonomy
Taxymys was named by Marsh (1872). Its type is Taxymys lucaris.

It was replaced with Tachymys by Marsh (1873); it was synonymized subjectively with Tillomys by Troxell (1923).

It was assigned to Ischyromyidae by Hay (1902); and to Sciuravidae by Marsh (1872), McGrew et al. (1959), West (1973), Gazin (1976), Korth (1984), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
T. lucaris (type species), T. progressus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Taxymys Marsh
1902Taxymys Hay p. 724
1959Taxymys McGrew et al.
1973Taxymys West
1976Taxymys Gazin
1984Taxymys Korth
1997Taxymys McKenna and Bell

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusTaxymys

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. †Taxymys Marsh 1872
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†Taxymys lucaris Marsh 1872
†Taxymys progressus Wilson 1938
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) T. lucaris (16219 16244 16409)