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Phiomyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Phiomyidae

Taxonomy
Phiomyidae was named by Wood (1955). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Protrogomorpha by Wood (1958); to Thryonomyoidea by Carroll (1988); and to Phiomorpha by Stevens et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Phiomyidae Wood
1958Phiomyidae Wood p. 172
1988Phiomyidae Carroll
2006Phiomyidae Stevens et al. p. 407

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyPhiomyidaeWood 1955
familyPhiomyidaeWood 1955

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.

Fm. †Phiomyidae Wood 1955
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G. †Andrewsimys Lavocat 1973
G. †Blentosomys Shevyreva 1984
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†Blentosomys dasikerkos Shevyreva 1984
G. †Phenacophiomys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Phenacophiomys occidentalis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Ugandamys Winkler et al. 2005
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†Ugandamys downsi Winkler et al. 2005
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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Langhian or 41.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Kazakhstan Blentosomys dasikerkos (180518)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Algeria Phiomyidae indet. (59733)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Morocco Phenacophiomys occidentalis (181052 181053)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kenya Phiomyidae indet. (166975 174673)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Andrewsimys parvus (28293)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Phiomyidae indet. (27858)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Ugandamys downsi (192070)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Phiomyidae indet. (22069)