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Paradoxomys
Taxonomy
Paradoxomys was named by Ameghino (1885). It is the type genus of Paradoxomyidae.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Candela (2005).
It was assigned to Rodentia by Ameghino (1885); to Paradoxomyidae by Ameghino (1889); and to Erethizontidae by Vucetich and Candela (2001).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Candela (2005).
It was assigned to Rodentia by Ameghino (1885); to Paradoxomyidae by Ameghino (1889); and to Erethizontidae by Vucetich and Candela (2001).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Paradoxomys Ameghino p. 66 |
| 1889 | Paradoxomys Ameghino p. 122 |
| 2001 | Paradoxomys Vucetich and Candela p. 148 |
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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. †Paradoxomys Ameghino 1885
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†Paradoxomys cancrivorus Ameghino 1885
†Paradoxomys patagonicus Ameghino 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | P. sp., P. cancrivorus (55600) |