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Paracryptotis rex

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Paracryptotis rex was named by Hibbard (1950) [genotype]. Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Paracryptotis rex Hibbard
1980Paracryptotis rex Kurten and Anderson p. 110
1985Paracryptotis rex Gustafson p. 89

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeBlarininiKretzoi 1965
genusParacryptotis
speciesrex

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.

Paracryptotis rex Hibbard 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Blancan or 12.50000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Paracryptotis rex (19036)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Paracryptotis rex (20060)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Paracryptotis rex (20064)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Oregon) Paracryptotis rex (225473)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Paracryptotis rex (type locality: 19931 19940)