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Eurymylidae

Osteichthyes - Eurymylidae

Taxonomy
Eurymylidae was named by Matthew et al. (1929). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Asher et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Eurymyloidea by Li (1977); to Mixodontia by Dashzeveg and Russell (1988); to Anagalida by Szalay and McKenna (1971), Carroll (1988); and to Glires by Asher et al. (2005).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Mannion on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Eurymylidae Matthew et al.
1971Eurymylidae Szalay and McKenna p. 301
1977Eurymylidae Li
1988Eurymylidae Carroll
1988Eurymylidae Dashzeveg and Russell
2005Eurymylidae Asher et al. p. 1094

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
familyEurymylidae
familyEurymylidae

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.

Fm. †Eurymylidae Matthew et al. 1929
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G. †Eurymylus Matthew and Granger 1925
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Eurymylus laticeps Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Baenomys ambiguus Matthew and Granger 1925 [synonym]
Invalid names: Baenomys Matthew and Granger 1925 [synonym]
G. †Heomys Li 1977
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Heomys orientalis Li 1977
G. †Matutinia Li et al. 1979
G. †Rhombomylus Zhai 1978
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Rhombomylus laianensis Zhai et al. 1976
Rhombomylus nitidulus Li et al. 1979
G. †Taizimylus Mao et al. 2017
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Taizimylus tongi Mao et al. 2017
Subfm. †Zagmyinae Dashzeveg and Russell 1988
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G. †Zagmys Dashzeveg et al. 1987
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Zagmys insolitus Dashzeveg et al. 1987
Invalid names: Eurymylinae Dashzeveg and Russell 1988 [empty], Hypsimylinae Dashzeveg and Russell 1988 [empty], Khaychininae Dashzeveg and Russell 1988 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 66.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Anhui) Heomys sp. (132940)
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Anhui) Heomys orientalis (132939)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xinjiang) Taizimylus tongi (187360)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia Eurymylus sp. (133398)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Mongolia (Omngov) Baenomys ambiguus, Eurymylus laticeps (133403) Eurymylus laticeps (133008)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0China (Xin-jiang (Sinkiang)) E. sp. (176619)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Omnogov) Zagmys insolutus, Rhombomylus turpanensis (133397)
Bumbanian56.0 - 48.07Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Rhombomylus turpanensis, Zagmys insolitus (37206)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Hubei) Rhombomylus turpanensis (175175)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Anhui) Rhombomylus laianensis (180728)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07China (Hunan) Matutinia nitidulus (87239 180725 180726)