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Mictomys vetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Synaptomys vetus was named by Wilson (1933) [also but incorrectly said to be 1934]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jackass Butte (USGS 20764), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho.

It was recombined as Mictomys vetus by Martin and Schultz (1985), Repenning (1992), Repenning et al. (1995) and Fejfar and Repenning (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Synaptomys vetus Wilson
1954Synaptomys landesi Hibbard
1972Synaptomys anzaensis Zakrzewski
1980Synaptomys anzaensis Kurten and Anderson p. 269
1980Synaptomys landesi Kurten and Anderson p. 269
1980Synaptomys vetus Kurten and Anderson p. 269
1985Mictomys vetus Martin and Schultz
1992Mictomys anzaensis Repenning
1992Mictomys landesi Repenning
1992Mictomys vetus Repenning
1995Mictomys vetus Repenning et al.
1998Mictomys vetus Fejfar and Repenning

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
speciesvetus()

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 vetus Wilson 1933
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Invalid names: Synaptomys anzaensis Zakrzewski 1972 [synonym], Synaptomys landesi Hibbard 1954 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available