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Prosomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Prosomys was named by Shotwell (1956). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Promimomys by Repenning (1968), Hibbard (1970).

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Shotwell (1956), Voorhies (1990), McKenna and Bell (1997), Chaline et al. (1999).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Prosomys Shotwell
1990Prosomys Voorhies
1997Prosomys McKenna and Bell
1999Prosomys Chaline et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusProsomys

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. †Prosomys Shotwell 1956
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Prosomys mimus Shotwell 1956
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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 14 to the top of the Hemphillian or 5.09000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) P. mimus (18970)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18201)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) P. mimus (18247 35430)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation P. insuliferus (34110)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Poland Mimomys pusillus (32240)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Bulgaria P. insuliferus (71061)