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Simimyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Simimyidae

Taxonomy
Simimyidae was named by Wood (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dipodoidea by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Simimyidae Wood
1988Simimyidae Carroll

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familySimimyidaeWood 1980
familySimimyidaeWood 1980

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. †Simimyidae Wood 1980
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G. †Simimys Wilson 1935
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†Simimys landeri Kelly 1992
†Simimys simplex Wilson 1935
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Invalid names: Eumysops vetus Wilson 1935 [synonym], Simimys murinus Wilson 1949 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eumysops Wilson 1935 [replaced]
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Duchesnean or 46.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Simimys simplex (16694 16695 16696 16763 16764 16765 16767 16768 16770 16771 16773 16775 16776 16777 16778)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Simimys simplex (16585 16766 16780 167831) Simimys sp. (16817)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Simimys murinus, Simimys simplex (16786) Simimys simplex (16530 16602 16603 16615 16629 16789 16790 16791) Simimys sp. (16590 16783)
Late/Upper Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Simimys simplex (16529)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Simimys simplex (16533)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Simimys sp. (16877)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Simimys simplex (16806 16810) Simimys simplex, Simimys sp. (16813)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Simimys sp. (16837)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Simimys sp. (17014)