Paracimexomys

Pah-rah-sim-eks-om-iss.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Paracimexomys ‭(‬near Cimexomys‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pah-rah-sim-eks-om-iss.

Named By

J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Archibald‭ ‬-‭ ‬1982.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Multituberculata.

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

P.‭ ‬magister,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬magnus,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬priscus,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬propriscus.‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Utah,‭ ‬Montana‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hell Creek Formation,‭ ‬Judith Rover Formation.

Time Period

Santonian to Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Paracimexomys is a genus of multituberculatan mammal that lived in North America during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A study of Mammalia and geology across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Garfield County,‭ ‬Montana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬University of California Publications in Geological Sciences‭ ‬122:1-286.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Archibald‭ ‬-‭ ‬1982. -‭ ‬Multituberculate mammals from near the Early-Late Cretaceous boundary,‭ ‬Cedar Mountain Formation,‭ ‬Utah.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬46‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬453‭–‬518.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Eaton‭ & ‬M.‭ ‬Nelson‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001. -‭ ‬Mammals from the St.‭ ‬Mary River Formation‭ (‬Upper Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬Montana.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬885‭–‬898.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Hunter,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Heinrich‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Weishampel‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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