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Eomys zitteli

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Eomys zitteli was named by Schlosser (1884). Its type specimen is NMB QT 928, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eomys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. ebnatensis, E. major, E. molassicus, E. rhodanicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Eomys zitteli Schlosser
1984Eomys zitteli Schlosser
2014Eomys zitteli Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 602 figs. 14A-D

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusEomysSchlosser 1884
specieszitteliSchlosser 1884

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.

†Eomys zitteli Schlosser 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 11:28:04
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:28:04
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Storch et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 21 to the top of the MP 26 or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic Eomys zitteli (91467)
MP 23 - MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Eomys zitteli (183677)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Eomys antiquus (37567)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Eomys zitteli (200438)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Eomys zitteli (36718)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Eomys zitteli (172927)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Occitanie) Eomys zitteli (183674)
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Germany Eomys zitteli (183681 183682)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Eomys zitteli (36712 36715)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) Eomys zitteli (78743)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany Eomys zitteli (59886)
MP 28 - MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Eomys zitteli (36716)