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Cimolomys parvus

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Cimolomyidae

Taxonomy
Cimolodon parvus was named by Marsh (1892). Its type specimen is YPM 11777, a mandible (mandibular symphysis with incisor), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mammal Quarry No. 1 (UCMP V-5003), which is in a Lancian terrestrial horizon in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cimolomys gracilis by Simpson (1929); it was recombined as Cimolomys parvus by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Cimolodon parvus Marsh p. 254 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4
1902Cimolomys parvus Hay p. 560
1930Cimolomys parvus Hay p. 381

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyCimolomyidae
genusCimolomys
speciesparvus()

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.

Cimolomys parvus Marsh 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Jenkins and Krause 1983

Age range: Lancian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Cimolomys parvus (type locality: 14565 14589)