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Dryomimus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Dryomimus was named by Kretzoi (1959). Its type is Dryomimus eliomyoides.

It was assigned to Myomiminae by Daams and de Bruijn (1995); and to Gliridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
D. eliomyoides (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dryomimus Kretzoi p. 240
1995Dryomimus Daams and de Bruijn p. 11
1997Dryomimus McKenna and Bell

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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
subfamilyMyomiminaeDaams 1981
genusDryomimusKretzoi 1959

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.

G. †Dryomimus Kretzoi 1959
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†Dryomimus eliomyoides Kretzoi 1959
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995"P4 rather little reduced, upper molars with - Myodyromys like - lingually separated protoloph, and uncomplicated dental pattern as in Dryomys. On the other hand, the lower molars have features that are between Dryomys, Myomimus and Peridyromys. (translated from German)
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ruscinian to the top of the Villafranchian or 5.09000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Moldova D. eliomyoides (198590)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Greece D. eliomyoides (34588)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Türkiye (Ankara) D. eliomyoides (34370)
Ruscinian - Villafranchian5.09 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) D. eliomyoides (35354)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) D. eliomyoides (35369)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) D. eliomyoides (35358)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Greece D. eliomyoides (34589)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) D. eliomyoides (35457)