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Prosomys mimus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Prosomys mimus was named by Shotwell (1956). Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Microtodon mimus by Kowalski (1960); it was recombined as Promimomys mimus by Repenning (1968), Hibbard (1970) and Martin (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Prosomys mimus Shotwell
1960Microtodon mimus Kowalski
1968Promimomys mimus Repenning
1970Promimomys mimus Hibbard
1975Promimomys mimus Martin
1990Prosomys mimus Voorhies
1999Prosomys mimus Chaline et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusProsomys
speciesmimus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Prosomys mimus Shotwell 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available