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Eomys antiquus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Eomys antiquus was named by Aymard (1853). Its type specimen is MNHN specimen, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ronzon, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial lime mudstone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Eomys antiquus Aymard

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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
speciesantiquusAymard 1853

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 antiquus Aymard 1853
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Storch et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MP 21 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Spain (Aragon) Eomys antiquus (68878)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Eomys antiquus (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) Eomys antiquus (type locality: 31767)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eomys antiquus (183517 183518)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eomys antiquus (91491 183675 183676)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Eomys antiquus (36709 36711)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4Germany Eomys antiquus (183680)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Eomys antiquus (37518 183678)