Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Paraphiomys : Paraphiomys orangeus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Paraphiomys : Paraphiomys orangeus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Paraphiomys |
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Scientific Name | Paraphiomys orangeus Mein & Pickford, 2003 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Paraphiomys orangeus | species | belongs to Paraphiomys | stated with evidence | Mein and Pickford, 2003 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | grazer (based on Thryonomyidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Mein and M. Pickford. 2003. Rodentia (other than Pedetidae) from the Orange River deposits, Namibia. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Namibia 19:147-160 |
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