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Rapamys atramontis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Rapamys atramontis was named by Wahlert et al. (2006). It is not extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 128706, a skull. Its type locality is Rapamys Site, Black Butte I, which is in an Uintan/Duchesnean fluvial siltstone in Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Rapamys atramontis Wahlert et al.
2020Rapamys atramontis Lofgren et al.

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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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusRapamys
speciesatramontisWahlert et al. 2006

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.

†Rapamys atramontis Wahlert et al. 2006
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (Montana) Rapamys atramontis (type locality: 230859)