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Simimys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Simimyidae

Taxonomy
Simimys was named by Wilson (1935). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Simimyidae by Wilson (1935), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Korth and Eaton (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Eumysops Wilson
1935Simimys Wilson
1997Eumysops McKenna and Bell
1997Simimys McKenna and Bell
2004Simimys Korth and Eaton p. 111

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familySimimyidaeWood 1980
genusSimimysWilson 1935

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. †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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

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