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Occitanomys (Rhodomys) adroveri

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Parapodemus adroveri was named by Thaler (1966). Its type specimen is IPMC M 4029, a maxilla (with M1-M3), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Los Mansuetos, which is in the Turolian of horizon the Alfambra Formation Spain.

It was recombined as Occitanomys (Rhodomys) adroveri by Martín Suárez and Freudenthal (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. faillati

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Parapodemus adroveri Thaler p. 127
1993Occitanomys (Rhodomys) adroveri Martín Suárez and Freudenthal p. 106

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
genusOccitanomysMichaux 1969
subgenusRhodomys
speciesadroveri(Thaler 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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 12 to the top of the MN 13 or 7.75000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Occitanomys adroveri (201497 201499)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain Occitanomys adroveri (79628 174643)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Occitanomys adroveri (26752)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Albacete) Occitanomys adroveri (41949)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Aragon) Occitanomys adroveri (35313 35315 35316 35317 35318 35319 35321 35324 35325 35326 35327 35328 35329 35340 35346) Parapodemus adroveri (type locality: 35339)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Murcia) Occitanomys adroveri (37546)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Occitanomys adroveri (40758)
Turolian - Ruscinian8.7 - 3.2Greece (Xanthi) Occitanomys adroveri (205296)
MN 127.75 - 7.246France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Occitanomys adroveri (37047)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Spain (Alicante) Occitanomys adroveri (68916 68917 68919 75246)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Spain (Aragon) Occitanomys adroveri (38803)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Moldova Occitanomys adroveri (198590)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Greece (Kozani) Occitanomys adroveri (205083 205084)
Ruscinian - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece Occitanomys adroveri (31931)