Paronychomys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | †
Paronychomys Jacobs, 1977 |
Paronychomys is an extinct genus of Cricetidae that existed in Arizona during the Hemphillian period. [1]
Three species of Paronychomys are known: P. alticuspis, P. lemredfieldi, and P. tuttlei. [2] [3] "Paronychomys" shotwelli, described by Korth (2011) from Hemphilian-age deposits in Oregon, is now placed in the separate genus Tsaphanomys. [4] [5]
Paronychomys Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | †
Paronychomys Jacobs, 1977 |
Paronychomys is an extinct genus of Cricetidae that existed in Arizona during the Hemphillian period. [1]
Three species of Paronychomys are known: P. alticuspis, P. lemredfieldi, and P. tuttlei. [2] [3] "Paronychomys" shotwelli, described by Korth (2011) from Hemphilian-age deposits in Oregon, is now placed in the separate genus Tsaphanomys. [4] [5]