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Eomys

Description

Eomys is an extinct genus of eomyid rodent from the late Oligocene of France, Germany, Spain, and possibly Turkey. The species Eomys quercyi is the earliest known gliding rodent.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4829351https://www.gbif.org/species/4829351
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41613https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41613
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Eomys
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
orderRodentia
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyEomyidaeWinge 1887
genusEomysSchlosser 1884
Scientific NameEomys Schlosser, 1884
Name Published InPalaeontogr., 31
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Adjidaumogenusbelongs to Eomyidaestated without evidenceHay, 1899
Adjidaumogenusbelongs to Sciurinaestated without evidenceHay, 1902
Adjidaumogenusbelongs to Eomyidaestated without evidenceJohnson, 1966
Adjidaumogenusbelongs to EomyidaeimpliedMcKenna and Bell, 1997
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)8
First Recorded Appearance40.4 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance33.3 - 30.8 Ma
Oligocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore (based on Rodentia)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Alroy. 2002. Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eomys

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Protadjidaumo burkei
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
437.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Adjidaumo craigi
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
240.4 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Adjidaumo intermedius
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
537.2 Ma
Eocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Adjidaumo lophatus
species
listed (PBDB)237.2 Ma
Eocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Adjidaumo maximus
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
337.2 Ma
Eocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Gymnoptychus minimus
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1640.4 Ma
Eocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Gymnoptychus minutus
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2540.4 Ma
Eocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys alulghensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
128.4 Ma
Oligocene
28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys antiquus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1333.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys fahlbuschi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
333.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys huerzeleri
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
428.4 Ma
Oligocene
28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys minor
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
233.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys orientalis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1033.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys quercyi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
328.4 Ma
Oligocene
28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Eomys reductus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Eomys zitteli
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1433.9 Ma
Oligocene
28.4 Ma
Oligocene

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Adjidaumo Hay, 1899GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Adjidaumo
Adjidaumus Trouessart, 1904GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Adjidaumus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1899Adjidaumo Hay
1902Adjidaumo Hay p. 720
1966Adjidaumo Johnson p. 80
1997Adjidaumo McKenna and Bell

References

Alroy J. (2002) Synonymies and reidentifications of North American fossil mammals
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Johnson G. D. (1966) Small mammals of the Middle Oligocene of the Big Badlands of South Dakota, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences 45, 78-83
McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeontogr., 31 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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