IRMNG - Paleoparadoxiidae Reinhart, 1959 †

IRMNG taxon details

Paleoparadoxiidae Reinhart, 1959 †

IRMNG_ID

107419 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:107419)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Desmostylia †

Direct children (7)

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Genus Archaeoparadoxia Barnes, 2013 †
Genus Behemotops Domning, Ray & McKenna, 1986 †
Genus Neoparadoxia Barnes, 2013 †
Genus Paleoparadoxia Reinhart, 1959 †
Genus Seuku Beatty & Cockburn, 2015 †
Genus Palaeoparadoxia † accepted as Paleoparadoxia Reinhart, 1959 † (unaccepted > misspelling)
Genus Paleoparadoxa Reinhart, 1959 † accepted as Paleoparadoxia Reinhart, 1959 † (unaccepted > misspelling)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark McKenna & Bell, 1997 treat this family as a syn. of Desmostylidae, however other authors e.g. Domning, 2018 maintain the...

Taxonomic remark McKenna & Bell, 1997 treat this family as a syn. of Desmostylidae, however other authors e.g. Domning, 2018 maintain the two families as separate. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Paleoparadoxiidae Reinhart, 1959 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107419 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-31 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (1)

basis of record Domning, 2010 [details]

additional source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
note: as syn. of fam. Desmostylidae, refer note [details]

current name source Domning, D. P. (2018). Desmostylia. Pp. 250-253 in B. Würsig, J. G. M. Thewissen and K. M. Kovacs, eds: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd edition. Academic Press, London. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-804327-1.00103-5 [details]

extant flag source Domning, 2010 [details]

habitat flag source Domning, 2010 [details]

From other sources

Taxonomic remark McKenna & Bell, 1997 treat this family as a syn. of Desmostylidae, however other authors e.g. Domning, 2018 maintain the two families as separate. [details]