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Mimomys
Taxonomy
Mimomys was named by Forsyth-Major (1902). It is not extant. Its type is Arvicola pliocaenicus.
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Forsyth Major (1902) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Arvicolidae by Krukover and Chekha (1999).
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Forsyth Major (1902) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Arvicolidae by Krukover and Chekha (1999).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Mimomys Forsyth Major |
| 1902 | Mimomys Forsyth-Major |
| 1932 | Cosomys Wilson |
| 1967 | Cosomys Hibbard and Zakrzewski |
| 1967 | Ophiomys Hibbard and Zakrzewski |
| 1969 | Cosomys Zakrzewski |
| 1979 | Cosomys Martin |
| 1980 | Ophiomys Kurten and Anderson p. 253 |
| 1980 | Cosomys Kurten and Anderson p. 254 |
| 1980 | Mimomys Kurten and Anderson p. 257 |
| 1997 | Mimomys McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Cosomys Chaline et al. |
| 1999 | Ophiomys Chaline et al. |
| 1999 | Mimomys Krukover and Chekha p. 114 |
| 2002 | Cosomys Martin et al. |
| 2002 | Ophiomys Martin 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.
G. †Mimomys Forsyth-Major 1902
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†Mimomys dakotaensis Martin 1989
†Mimomys davakosi van de Weerd 1979
†Mimomys occitanus Thaler 1955
†Mimomys occitanus rhabonensis Radulescu et al. 1989
†Mimomys panacaensis Mou 1997
†Mimomys pliocaenicus Forsyth Major 1889
†Mimomys virginianus Repenning and Grady 1988
Invalid names: Cosomys Wilson 1932 [synonym], Cseria [synonym], Ophiomys Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1967 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Irvingtonian or 4.20000 to 0.30000 Ma
Collections (327 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Castellón) | M. tornensis, M. medasensis, M. rex (183092) | |
| Zanclean | Turkey | M. occitanus (234457) | |
| Ruscinian | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | M. gracilis, M. stehlini, M. hassiacus, M. occitanus (43633) | |
| Ruscinian | China (Hebei) | M. orientalis (42478) | |
| Ruscinian | Spain (Albacete) | M. occitanus (41944) M. sp. (41943) | |
| Ruscinian | Greece (Kozani) | M. davakosi (205082 205086 205088) | |
| Ruscinian | Greece (Katerini) | M. sp. (205292) | |
| Ruscinian | Greece (Macedonia) | M. davakosi (35088) | |
| Ruscinian | Spain (Aragon) | M. gracilis, M. stehlini (35345) M. occitanus (32103 32104) M. stehlini (35344) M. stehlini, M. cappettai (35330) | |
| Ruscinian | Romania | M. stehlini (40796) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Castellon) | M. savini (34932) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Granada) | M. sp. (34842) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Greece (Peloponnesos) | M. savini (200079 200081) M. savini, M. sp. (200080 200082) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | M. savini (36206) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Basilicata) | M. savini (49812) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (La Rioja) | M. cappettai (189976) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Budapest) | M. savini (35474) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Trieste) | M. savini (40808 43699) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Hungary (Barany) | M. savini (35464 35465 35466 35467 35468 35469) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Holocene | United Kingdom | M. savini (197163) | |