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Eomys zitteli

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Eomys zitteli was named by Schlosser (1884). Its type specimen is NMB QT 928, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eomys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. ebnatensis, E. major, E. molassicus, E. rhodanicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Eomys zitteli Schlosser
1984Eomys zitteli Schlosser
2014Eomys zitteli Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 602 figs. 14A-D

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusEomysSchlosser 1884
specieszitteliSchlosser 1884

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.

†Eomys zitteli Schlosser 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available