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Myomimus dehmi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Peridyromys dehmi was named by de Bruijn (1966). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Pedregueras II C, which is in the Vallesian of horizon Spain.

It was recombined as Myomimus dehmi by de Bruijn (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. maritensis, M. multicristatus, M. murinus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Peridyromys dehmi de Bruijn p. 7
1970Peridyromys compositus Bachmayer and Wilson p. 564 figs. Pl. 13, fig. 72
1976Myomimus dehmi de Bruijn p. 379
1995Myomimus compositus Daams and de Bruijn p. 10

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusMyomimusOgnev 1924
speciesdehmi(de Bruijn 1966)

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.

†Myomimus dehmi de Bruijn 1966
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Invalid names: Peridyromys compositus Bachmayer and Wilson 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. Bachmayer and R. W. Wilson 1970 (Peridyromys compositus)Slightly larger than Peridyromys dehmi, more nearly the size of P. multicrestatus. Upper molar pattern more complex than in P. dehmi. lower molar pattern less complex than in P. multicrestatus. Lower molars relatively broad.
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the MN 11 or 20.45000 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Serbia (Serbia) Myomimus dehmi (199782)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Spain (Soria) Peridyromys dehmi (40755)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece (Euboea) Myomimus dehmi (207010)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Zaragoza) Peridyromys dehmi (35876 type locality: 35877 35880 35882)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Aragon) Myomimus dehmi (35303 35307)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Segovia) Myomimus dehmi (40767)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Myomimus dehmi (195562)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Türkiye Myomimus dehmi (176197 176198)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Burgenland) Peridyromys compositus (37789)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Niederoesterreich) Myomimus dehmi (32649)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) Myomimus dehmi (32189)