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Paraphiomys ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4828699	https://www.gbif.org/species/4828699
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	42019	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42019

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Paraphiomys

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
-	Glires
order	Rodentia
-	Ctenohystrica	Huchon et al. 2000
superfamily	Thryonomyoidea	Pocock 1922
family	Thryonomyidae	Pocock 1922
genus	Paraphiomys	C.W.Andrews 1914

Scientific Name

Paraphiomys C.W.Andrews, 1914

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Paraphiomys	genus	belongs to Phiomyidae	implied	McKenna and Bell, 1997
Paraphiomys	genus	belongs to Thryonomyidae	stated without evidence	López-Antoñazas and Sen, 2005
Paraphiomys	genus	belongs to Thryonomyidae	stated with evidence	Coster et al., 2012

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene

Last Recorded Appearance

11.6 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

grazer (based on Thryonomyidae)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Paraphiomys knolli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Paraphiomys orangeus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Paraphiomys pigotti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	7	23.0 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1914	Paraphiomys Andrews
1997	Paraphiomys McKenna and Bell
2005	Paraphiomys López-Antoñazas and Sen p. 223
2012	Paraphiomys Coster et al.
2019	Paraphiomys Sallam and Seiffert
1914	Paraphiomys Andrews
1997	Paraphiomys McKenna and Bell
2005	Paraphiomys López-Antoñazas and Sen p. 223
2012	Paraphiomys Coster et al.
2019	Paraphiomys Sallam and Seiffert

References

McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640

López-Antoñazas R. L., Sen S. (2005) New species of Paraphiomys (Rodentia, Thryonomyidae) from the lower Miocene of As-Sarrar, Saudi Arabia, Palaeontology 48 2, 223-233

Coster P., Benammi M., et al (2012) New hystricognathous rodents from the early Oligocene of central Libya (Zallah Oasis, Sahara Desert): systematic, phylogenetic, and biochronological implications, Annals of Carnegie Museum 80 3, 239-259

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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