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Mimomys (Ogmodontomys) poaphagus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy

Ogmodontomys poaphagus was named by Hibbard (1941) [genotype; used without justification by Chaline et al. 1999]. Its type locality is Rexroad KU Locality 3, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Mimomys poaphagus by Repenning (1987), Korth (1994); it was recombined as Mimomys (Ogmodontomys) poaphagus by Czaplewski (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

M. altenbergensis, M. arvalinus, M. burgondiae, M. cappettai, M. coelodus, M. exilis, M. fejervaryi, M. gracilis, M. hajnackensis, M. haplodentatus, M. hassiacus, M. hintoni, M. hungaricus, M. intermedius, M. ischus, M. kislangensis, M. lagurodontoides, M. medasensis, M. mehelyi, M. minor, M. moldavicus, M. newtoni, M. obtusus, M. orientalis, M. ostramosensis, M. ostramosi, M. oswaldoreigi, M. peii, M. petenyii, M. pitymyoides, M. polonicus, M. praehungaricus, M. praepliocaenicus, M. pseudintermedius, M. pusillus, M. realensis, M. reidi, M. rex, M. rhabonensis, M. savini, M. septimanus, M. simplex, M. stehlini, M. stehlinihintoni, M. tanaitica, M. tigliensis, M. tornensis, M. gracilis, M. stehlini, M. rex, M. intermedius, M. pusillus, M. hajnackensis, M. hassiacus, M. haplodentatus

Entered

by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1941	Ogmodontomys poaphagus Hibbard
1980	Ogmodontomys poaphagus Kurten and Anderson p. 253
1987	Mimomys poaphagus Repenning
1990	Mimomys (Ogmodontomys) poaphagus Czaplewski p. 30 figs. Figs. 10, 11; Tables 10, 11
1994	Mimomys poaphagus Korth
2002	Ogmodontomys poaphagus Martin et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
—	Gliriformes	Wyss and Meng 1996
—	Glires	()
—	Simplicidentata	()
order	Rodentia
family	Cricetidae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamily	Arvicolinae	()
genus	Mimomys	Forsyth-Major 1902
subgenus	Ogmodontomys	()
species	poaphagus	()

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.

†Mimomys (Ogmodontomys) poaphagus Hibbard 1941

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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, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Blancan or 4.70000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Blancan	4.7 - 1.4	USA (Texas)	Ogmodontomys poaphagus (20060)
Blancan	4.7 - 1.4	USA (Nebraska)	Mimomys sp. (19955) Ogmodontomys poaphagus (19963)
Blancan	4.7 - 1.4	USA (Kansas)	Ogmodontomys poaphagus (19925 19926 19928 19929 19931 19932 19935 type locality: 19936 19940)