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Micromomyidae
Taxonomy
Micromomyidae was named by Szalay (1974). It is not extant. Its type is Micromomyinae. It was considered monophyletic by Beard (1991) and Beard (1993).
It was assigned to Dermoptera by Beard (1991); to Paromomyiformes by Beard (1993); to Paromomyoidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Plesiadapiformes by Hooker et al. (1999); and to Primates by Bloch et al. (2007) and Silcox et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Dermoptera by Beard (1991); to Paromomyiformes by Beard (1993); to Paromomyoidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Plesiadapiformes by Hooker et al. (1999); and to Primates by Bloch et al. (2007) and Silcox et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Chalicomomys, Dryomomys, Foxomomys, Micromomyinae (type tribe), Micromomys, Tinimomys (syn. Myrmekomomys)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Micromomyidae Szalay |
| 1991 | Micromomyidae Beard |
| 1993 | Micromomyidae Beard |
| 1997 | Micromomyidae McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Micromomyidae Hooker et al. p. 395 |
| 2007 | Micromomyidae Bloch et al. p. 1162 |
| 2010 | Micromomyidae Silcox et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Micromomyidae Szalay 1974
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G. †Dryomomys Bloch et al. 2007
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†Dryomomys dulcifer Chester and Beard 2012
†Dryomomys millennius Secord 2008
†Dryomomys szalayi Bloch et al. 2007
†Dryomomys willwoodensis Rose and Bown 1982
G. †Foxomomys Chester and Bloch 2013
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†Foxomomys fremdi Fox 1984
†Foxomomys gunnelli Secord 2008
†Foxomomys vossae Krause 1978
G. †Tinimomys Szalay 1974
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†Tinimomys tribos Chester and Beard 2012
Invalid names: Myrmekomomys Robinson 1994 [synonym]
Invalid names: Micromomyinae Szalay 1974 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Ti3 to the top of the Clarkforkian or 61.70000 to 54.90000 Ma
Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ti3 | Canada (Alberta) | Micromomys fremdi (14992) | |
| Ti4 | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Micromomys vossae (14978) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Micromomys gunnelli, Micromomys silvercouleei (15065) Micromomys millennius (190445) Micromomys silvercouleei (15049) Micromomys sp. (26569) | |
| Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | Chalicomomys sp., Tinimomys graybulliensis (15072) Dryomomys szalayi (68476) Tinimomys graybulliensis (15085 15090) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Chalicomomys willwoodensis, Myrmekomomys loomisi (15883) Micromomys willwoodensis (15727) Micromomys willwoodensis, Chalicomomys antelucanus (15773) Tinimomys graybullensis (15586) Tinimomys graybulliensis (15458 15493 15503 15510 15515 15738 16039 16055) Tinimomys graybulliensis, Chalicomomys antelucanus (15491 15729) Tinimomys graybulliensis, Myrmekomomys loomisi (15912) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Tinimomys graybulliensis (15081 188084) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | China (Shandong) | M. gen. et sp. nov. (77929) |