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Mellalomys
Taxonomy
Mellalomys was named by Jaeger (1977). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Myocricetodontinae by Wessels et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Myocricetodontinae by Wessels et al. (2003).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Mellalomys Jaeger |
| 2003 | Mellalomys Wessels et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Miocene | Libya | M. sp. (77029 77031) | |
| Miocene | Pakistan (Sindh) | M. lavocati (176046 176047 176048 176049 176050 176051 176052) | |
| Middle Miocene | Libya | M. sp. (77030) | |
| Middle Miocene | Morocco | M. rhassoulensis (78746) |