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Epimeriones

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Epimeriones was named by Daxner-Höck (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Epimeriones austriacus.

It was assigned to Gerbillinae by Daxner-Höck (1972); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
E. austriacus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. progressus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Epimeriones Daxner-Höck p. 145
1997Epimeriones McKenna and Bell

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyGerbillinae()
genusEpimeriones

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. †Epimeriones Daxner-Höck 1972
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†Epimeriones austriacus Daxner-Höck 1972
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Daxner-Höck 1972Obere Incisiven mit einfacher Längsrinne. Die Molaren sind hochkronig, bewurzelt, prismenförmig. M/m1 bestehen aus je drei prismen, M/m 2-3 aus je zwei prismen. Die Synklinalen opponieren, sind relativ weit und in ihren Scheiteln abgerundet, nicht winkelig. Keine Zementeinlagerung in den Synklinalen. M/m 3 sind im gegensatz zu den bekannten rezenten und fossilen gatuugnen der gerbillinae zweilophig, symmetrisch, langgestreckt, ohne Anzeichen von Reduktionserscheinungen. M1-M2 sind dreiwurzeling, M3 und m1-3 besitzen je 2 Wurzeln.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 11 to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 8.70000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Rodentia indet. (37789)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) E. austriacus (32649)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation E. sp. (34110)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Poland E. progressus (32240)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania E. dacicus (32145)