Pardinamys
| Pardinamys Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | †Pardinamys Ortiz et al., 2012 |
| Species: | †P. humahuaquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pardinamys humahuaquensis Ortiz et al., 2012 | |
Pardinamys is an extinct monotypic genus of phyllotin rodent that lived in South America during the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene epoch.[1]
Etymology
The generic name Pardinamys honours the Argentine zoologist Ulyses Francisco Jose Pardiñas for his contributions to the study of both fossil and recent sigmodontine rodents. The specific epithet of the type species, Pardinamys humahuaquensis, references Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the area where the holotype fossil was discovered.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pardinamys". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Ortiz, Pablo E.; Jayat, J. Pablo; Steppan, Scott J. (31 October 2012). "A New fossil phyllotine (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) from the late Pliocene in the Andes of northern Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (6): 1429–1441. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.707998. hdl:11336/10594. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 10 June 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.