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Myocricetodontinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Myocricetodontinae was named by Lavocat (1961).

It was reranked as the tribe Myocricetodontini by McKenna and Bell (1997).

It was assigned to Gerbillinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Muridae by Sénégas and Michaux (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Myocricetodontinae Lavocat
1997Myocricetodontini McKenna and Bell p. 158
2000Myocricetodontinae Sénégas and Michaux p. 523

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyMyocricetodontinaeLavocat 1961
subfamilyMyocricetodontinaeLavocat 1961

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.

Subfm. †Myocricetodontinae Lavocat 1961
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G. †Boltimys Sénégas and Michaux 2000
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†Boltimys broomi Sénégas and Michaux 2000
G. †Dakkamys Jaeger 1977
G. †Mellalomys Jaeger 1977
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†Mellalomys rhassoulensis Benammi 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya Mellalomys sp. (77029 77031)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Pakistan (Sindh) Dakkamys barryi (176045) Mellalomys lavocati (176046 176047 176048 176049 176052) Myocricetodontinae indet., Mellalomys lavocati (176050 176051)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Libya Mellalomys sp. (77030)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Morocco Mellalomys rhassoulensis (78746)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Myocricetodontinae indet.-sm., Myocricetodontinae indet.-lg. (21340)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6South Africa (Gauteng) Boltimys broomi (68305)