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Myomimus aquatilis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Myomimus aquatilis was named by de Bruijn and Moltzer (1974). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU RM 219, M1,2 sup. dext., a set of teeth. Its type locality is Rubielos de Mora 2, which is in a MN 3 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

It was recombined as Peridyromys aquatilis by Daams and de Bruijn (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Myomimus aquatilis de Bruijn and Moltzer p. 138
1995Peridyromys aquatilis Daams and de Bruijn p. 11

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusMyomimusOgnev 1924
speciesaquatilis

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.

Myomimus aquatilis de Bruijn and Moltzer 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn and J. G. Moltzer 1974Myomimus with the anterior extra ridge of M1-2 and the posterior extra ridge of the lower molars well developed in all specimens.
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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 320.0 - 16.9Spain (Aragon) Myomimus aquatilis (type locality: 68041)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Peridyromys aquatilis (35441)