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Myomimus maritsensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Myomimus maritsensis was named by de Bruijn et al. (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU MA-1014, M1-2 sup. dext., a set of teeth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Myomimus maritsensis de Bruijn et al. p. 564

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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
speciesmaritsensis

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 maritsensis de Bruijn et al. 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn et al. 1970Myomimus with a dentition that is very similar to that of M. personatus. P4 relatively large.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 10 to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 9.67000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Greece (Chalkidiki) Myomimus maritsensis (191612)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Greece Myomimus maritsensis (31223)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Central Macedonia) Myomimus maritsensis (32189)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece Myomimus maritsensis (31928 31940)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Greece (Rhodes) Myomimus maritsensis (type locality: 68046)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Armenia (Shirak) Myomimus maritsensis (209755)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Greece (Kozani) Myomimus maritsensis (205081)