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Neocometes

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Neocometes was named by Schaub and Zapfe (1953). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by de Bruijn and Moltzer (1974), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Platacanthomyidae by Kowalski (1993), Mein and Ginsburg (1997).

Species
N. orientalis, N. similis
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. brunonis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Neocometes Schaub and Zapfe
1974Neocometes de Bruijn and Moltzer p. 143
1993Neocometes Kowalski
1997Neocometes McKenna and Bell
1997Neocometes Mein and Ginsburg p. 825

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
subfamilyPlatacanthomyinae(Alston 1876)
genusNeocometesSchaub and Zapfe 1953

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. †Neocometes Schaub and Zapfe 1953
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†Neocometes orientalis Mein 1990
†Neocometes similis Fahlbusch 1966
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 20.00000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333South Korea (Gangwon-do) N. similis (137129)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Thailand N. orientalis (48126)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Aragon) N. similis (68041)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) N. sp. (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Poland N. similis (31041)
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Jiangsu) N. sp. (235566)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Zürich) N. similis (46225 46286)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) N. similis (49418)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany N. similis (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) N. similis (44972 44974)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) N. similis (46285)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Poland N. similis (31040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Bratislava) N. brunonis (58983)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) N. brunonis (49421)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) N. sp. (235588)