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Mictomys meltoni

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Synaptomys meltoni was named by Paulson (1961).

It was recombined as Mictomys meltoni by von Koenigswald and Martin (1984), Barnosky and Rasmussen (1988), Wood and Barnosky (1994), Fejfar and Repenning (1998) and Bell and Barnosky (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Synaptomys meltoni Paulson
1980Synaptomys meltoni Kurten and Anderson p. 269
1984Mictomys meltoni von Koenigswald and Martin
1988Mictomys meltoni Barnosky and Rasmussen
1994Mictomys meltoni Wood and Barnosky
1998Mictomys meltoni Fejfar and Repenning
2000Mictomys meltoni Bell and Barnosky

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusMictomysTrue 1894
speciesmeltoni()

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.

†Mictomys meltoni Paulson 1961
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Irvingtonian or 0.77400 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Synaptomys meltoni (20138)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Synaptomys meltoni (20407)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Mictomys meltoni (20163 20306 20413)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Mictomys meltoni (20477)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nevada) Mictomys meltoni (20280)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Synaptomys meltoni (20293 20301 20352 20567)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Synaptomys meltoni (20369)