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Discussion
Type locality is either Dry Hole Quarry [16960] or B Minus 44’ Quarry [16961]
Taxonomy
Metanoiamys paradoxus was named by Emry and Korth (2012). Its type specimen is USNM 534706, a tooth (left m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Metanoiamys paradoxus Emry and Korth p. 422 fig. 4 |
| 2022 | Metanoiamys paradoxus Korth et al. |
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†Metanoiamys paradoxus Emry and Korth 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. J. Emry and W. W. Korth 2012 | Small species, size similar to M. lacus; lophs on cheek teeth high relative to those of earlier occurring species; ectolophid on lower molars incomplete; connection to anterior cingulid (= adlophulid) absent on 50% of m1 and m2; dP3 and P3 not present. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Metanoiamys paradoxus (16960 16961) | |
| Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan | USA (Nebraska) | Metanoiamys paradoxus (230806) |