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Eumyini

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eumyini was named by Simpson (1945). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cricetinae by Simpson (1945); to Cricetodontinae by Lindsay (2008); and to Eucricetodontinae by Martin et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Eumys (syn. Coloradoeumys), Wilsoneumys
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-06-01; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-06-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Eumyini Simpson p. 83
2008Eumyini Lindsay p. 465
2023Eumyini Martin et al. p. 750

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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
subfamilyEucricetodontinae
tribeEumyini
tribeEumyini

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.

Tr. Eumyini Simpson 1945
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G. †Eumys Leidy 1856
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†Eumys brachyodus Wood 1937
†Eumys cricetodontoides White 1954
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Invalid names: Eumys latidens White 1954 [synonym], Eumys spokanensis White 1954 [synonym]
†Eumys elegans Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Coloradoeumys galbreathi Martin 1980 [synonym], Cricetodon nebraskensis Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys obliquidens Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys pristinus Russell 1972 [synonym]
†Eumys eliensis Black 1961
†Eumys euryodus Korth 2011
†Eumys lammersi Korth et al. 2019
†Eumys parvidens Wood 1937
Invalid names: Coloradoeumys Martin 1980 [synonym]
G. †Wilsoneumys Martin 1980
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†Wilsoneumys focarius Korth 2019
†Wilsoneumys planidens Wilson 1949
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Arikareean or 39.70000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys sp. (16845)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Eumys sp. (16977)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Eumys elegans (17009)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Eumys spokanensis (16925)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys pristinus (101961) Eumys sp. (16979)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys elegans (16981)
Middle Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys elegans (16928)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Eumys elegans, Wilsoneumys planidens (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Eumys brachyodus, Eumys parvidens, Eumys elegans, Wilsoneumys sp. (17090) Eumys cricetodontoides (17074 17154) Eumys elegans (17137) Eumys obliquidens (17109) Eumys sp. (17138)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Eumys elegans (17106) Eumys elegans, Eumys brachyodus (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Eumys elegans (17082 17083) Eumys elegans, Wilsoneumys planidens (17081)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys elegans (17055 17111)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Eumys elegans (17061 17094 17102 17173 17174) Eumys sp. (17187 17188 17189 17190 17198) Eumys sp., Eumys elegans (17115)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Cricetodon nebraskensis, Eumys parvidens (17150) Eumys elegans (17164) Eumys elegans, Wilsoneumys planidens (17108)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Eumys elegans (17100) Eumys obliquidens (17301)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Eumys brachyodus (17372)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Eumys brachyodus (170168) Eumys brachyodus, Eumys parvidens (278678) Eumys sp. (17338 17357 17358 17384 17385) Eumys sp., Eumys brachyodus (17337) Eumys sp., Eumys brachyodus, Eumys elegans, Wilsoneumys planidens (17336)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Eumys brachyodus (17331)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Montana) Eumys elegans (230863)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (North Dakota) Eumys sp. (17320)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Colorado) Eumys brachyodus (17426)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Eumys brachyodus (17567)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Eumys eliensis (17509)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Eumys sp. (17666)