Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eomyops

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Eomyops was named by Engesser (1979). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Eomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data
E. catalaunicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Eomyops Engesser
1997Eomyops McKenna and Bell

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
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
genusEomyopsEngesser 1979

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.

G. †Eomyops Engesser 1979
show all | hide all
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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 9 or 20.00000 to 9.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) E. sp. (46281)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany E. catalaunicus (46955)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) E. sp. (58983)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Eomyops indet. (69711)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) E. catalaunicus (206345)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Biotia) E. sp. (205342)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Crete) E. catalaunicus (183151)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) E. catalaunicus (75481)