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Mimomys (Cosomys)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cosomys Wilson
1933Mimomys (Cosomys) Wilson p. 126
1967Cosomys Hibbard and Zakrzewski
1969Cosomys Zakrzewski
1979Cosomys Martin
1980Cosomys Kurten and Anderson p. 254
1999Cosomys Chaline et al.
2002Cosomys Martin 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
genusMimomysForsyth-Major 1902
subgenusCosomys()

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.

Subg. †Mimomys (Cosomys) Wilson 1932
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Mimomys (Cosomys) primus Wilson 1932
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Pliocene or 4.70000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Idaho) Cosomys primus (181255 189134 189135 189136 189137 189138 189139 189140 189141)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Idaho) Cosomys primus (19814 19819 19828 19889 93106) Cosomys sp. (19815 19817 19820) Mimomys primus (19904 19906 19907)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Cosomys primus (19664) Mimomys primus (19666)