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Microdyromys legidensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Microdyromys legidensis was named by Daams (1981). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. ambiguus, M. chaabi, M. miocaenicus, M. monspelliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Microdyromys legidensis Daams

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyDryomyinaede Bruijn 1967
genusMicrodyromysde Bruijn 1966
specieslegidensisDaams 1981

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 27.30000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Microdyromys legidensis (36876)
Agenian23.04 - 20.0Switzerland (Fribourg) Microdyromys legidensis (203090)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Microdyromys legidensis (36878 36879 36880 36881 36886)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Microdyromys legidensis (46281)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Microdyromys legidensis (74538 74539)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Microdyromys legidensis (46955)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Microdyromys legidensis (70806)