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Miodyromys hamadryas

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Miodyromys hamadryas was named by Forsyth Major (1899). It is the type species of Miodyromys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. multicrestatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Miodyromys hamadryas Forsyth Major

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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()
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
subfamilyMyomiminaeDaams 1981
genusMiodyromysKretzoi 1943
specieshamadryasForsyth Major 1899

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.

†Miodyromys hamadryas Forsyth Major 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 6 or 16.90000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Miodyromys hamadryas (201492)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) Miodyromys hamadryas (40031)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Miodyromys hamadryas (37239)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Switzerland (Zürich) Miodyromys hamadryas (46269)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Miodyromys hamadryas (46284)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Miodyromys hamadryas (45613)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Miodyromys hamadryas (46225 46228 46234)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Miodyromys hamadryas (46267)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Miodyromys hamadryas (45610)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Switzerland (Zürich) Miodyromys hamadryas (46272)