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Mioheteromys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Mioheteromys was named by Korth (1997). Its type is Mioheteromys amplissimus.

It was assigned to Mioheteromyinae by Korth (1997); and to Heteromyidae by Lindsay and Reynolds (2008).

Species
M. agrarius, M. amplissimus (type species), M. arcarius, M. crowderensis, M. subterior
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Mioheteromys Korth p. 39
2008Mioheteromys Lindsay and Reynolds p. 224

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyMioheteromyinae
genusMioheteromys

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. †Mioheteromys Korth 1997
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†Mioheteromys agrarius Wood 1935
†Mioheteromys arcarius Korth 1996
†Mioheteromys crowderensis Lindsay and Reynolds 2008
†Mioheteromys subterior Korth and Evander 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Oregonomys agrarius (18350)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Diprionomys agrarius (18165 18284) M. amplissimus (18031 18281) Oregonomys agrarius (18027 18090 18121 18240)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Diprionomys arcarius (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Diprionomys arcarius (18759)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Diprionomys agrarius (18868 18990)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) M. subterior (17976)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. agrarius (18095 18159 18434) M. amplissimus (18324 188779) Oregonomys agrarius (18082 18092) Oregonomys sp. (18366)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. agrarius (18327)