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Eomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Eomyidae

Taxonomy
Eomys was named by Schlosser (1884) [type European E. zitteli]. It is not extant. Its type is Eomys zitteli.

It was assigned to Eomyidae by Schlosser (1884), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Eomys Schlosser
1997Eomys McKenna and Bell
2014Eomys Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 601

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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
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
genusEomysSchlosser 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.

G. †Eomys Schlosser 1884
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†Eomys alulghensis Cuenca and Canudo 1994
†Eomys antiquus Aymard 1853
†Eomys fahlbuschi Unay-Bayraktar 1989
†Eomys huerzeleri Engesser 1982
†Eomys minor Comte and Vianey-Liaud 1987
†Eomys orientalis Wang and Emry 1991
†Eomys quercyi Comte and Vianey-Liaud 1987
†Eomys zitteli Schlosser 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: gliderg
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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Storch et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) E. orientalis (175169 180958 180959 180961 180970 180973) E. sp., E. orientalis (180955)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) E. antiquus (31767)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Turkey (Tekirdağ) E. cf. sp. A (31605) E. sp. A, E. fahlbuschi (31606)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Turkey E. cf. sp. A (182510 182512) E. fahlbuschi (182511)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) E. orientalis (175253 175255)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Spain (Aragon) E. antiquus (68878) E. fahlbuschi (68877)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium E. antiquus (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia E. orientalis (75601)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Spain (Cataluña) E. sp. (88033)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) E. sp., E. antiquus (183517 183518)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic E. zitteli (91467)
MP 21 - MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) E. nov. sp. 1 (183510)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) E. antiquus (183675 183676) E. sp., E. antiquus (91491)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4Germany E. antiquus (183680)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) E. antiquus (36709 36711)
MP 23 - MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) E. zitteli (183677)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) E. antiquus (37518 37567 183678)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Spain (Andalucía) E. sp. (91468)
MP 24 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) E. minor (183685)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Quercy) E. minor (36717)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03Switzerland E. nov. sp. 2, E. nov. sp. 3 (183684)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) E. zitteli, E. huerzeleri (200438)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Spain (Guadalajara) E. molassicus (193776)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Bosnia and Herzegovina E. sp. (193750)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) E. zitteli (172927)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03Switzerland (Solothurn) E. molassicus (183683)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) E. zitteli (36718)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Occitanie) E. zitteli (183674)
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Germany E. sp., E. zitteli (183681) E. zitteli (183682)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) E. gigas, E. quercyi, E. zitteli (36712) E. major, E. zitteli (36715)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) E. zitteli (78743)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) E. quercyi (71942)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany E. major, E. zitteli (59886)
MP 28 - MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) E. quercyi, E. zitteli (36716)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Spain (Aragon) E. alulghensis, E. huerzeleri (68420)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) E. huerzeleri (78744)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Aquitaine) E. sp. (37208)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) E. zitelli (36876)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) E. ebnatensis, E. huerzeleri (182805)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Region Centre) E. rhodanicus (35441)