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Melissiodon dominans

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Melissiodon dominans was named by Dehm (1950).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. chatticus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Melissiodon dominans Dehm

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyMelissiodontinaeSchaub 1925
genusMelissiodonSchaub 1920
speciesdominansDehm 1950

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.

†Melissiodon dominans Dehm 1950
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Melissiodon dominans (36879 36880)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Melissiodon dominans (69098)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Melissiodon dominans (36877)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Melissiodon dominans (46213 46282 46283)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Melissiodon dominans (46218)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Melissiodon dominans (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Melissiodon dominans (69099)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Melissiodon dominans (180192)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Melissiodon dominans (35441)