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Miosorex

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Miosorex was named by Kretzoi (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Crocidurini by Van Valen (1967); and to Crocidosoricinae by Reumer (1987) and Rzebik-Kowalska (1994).

Species
M. grivensis, M. pusilliformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. desnoyersianus, M. desnoyrianus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Miosorex Kretzoi
1967Miosorex Van Valen
1987Miosorex Reumer p. 190
1994Miosorex Rzebik-Kowalska

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyCrocidosoricinae
genusMiosorexKretzoi 1959

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. †Miosorex Kretzoi 1959
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†Miosorex grivensis Depéret 1892
†Miosorex pusilliformis Doben-Florin 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Ruscinian or 20.00000 to 3.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) M. sp. (40031)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) M. desnoyrianus (69179)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) M. pusilliformes (68040)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) M. desnoyersianus, M. pusilliformis (28629) M. pusilliformis (69775)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Portugal (Região Centro) M. grivensis (136322)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) M. desnoyersianus (46228 46234 46271 46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) M. sp. (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) M. grivensis (205812)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Poland M. sp. (31040)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain M. sp. (197676)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) M. sp. (45610)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) M. grivensis (38137)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain M. grivensis (78058)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) M. grivensis (67162 67164)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) M. desnoyersianus (46288)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) M. pusilliformis (144566)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Andalucia) M. meini (34997)