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Lophiparamys murinus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys murinus was named by Matthew (1918).

It was recombined as Lophiparamys murinus by Wood (1962), Korth (1984), Ivy (1990), Strait et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Paramys murinus Matthew
1962Lophiparamys murinus Wood
1984Lophiparamys murinus Korth
1990Lophiparamys murinus Ivy
2016Lophiparamys murinus Strait 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
genusLophiparamys
speciesmurinus(Matthew 1918)

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.

Lophiparamys murinus Matthew 1918
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Lophiparamys murinus (15895)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Lophiparamys murinus (15673 118482) Paramys murinus (15910)