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Melissiodontinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Melissiodontinae was named by Schaub (1925).

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Mein and Freudenthal (1971).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Melissiodontinae Schaub
1971Melissiodontinae Mein and Freudenthal p. 6

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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
subfamilyMelissiodontinaeSchaub 1925
subfamilyMelissiodontinaeSchaub 1925

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.

Subfm. †Melissiodontinae Schaub 1925
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G. Melissiodon Schaub 1920
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Melissiodon arambourgi Crusafont et al. 1955
Melissiodon bernlochensis Hrubesch 1957
Melissiodon chatticum Freudenberg 1941
Melissiodon dominans Dehm 1950
Melissiodon emmerichi Schaub 1925
Melissiodon quercyi Schaub 1920
Melissiodon schalki Hrubesch 1957
Melissiodon schaubi Dehm 1935
Melissiodon schlosseri Schaub 1925
Melissiodon schroderi Hrubesch 1957
G. †Mogilia Wessels et al. 2018
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Mogilia lautus Wessels et al. 2018
Mogilia miloshi Wessels et al. 2018
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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Langhian or 37.20000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Serbia and Montenegro (Pirotska oblast ) Mogilia miloshi (196835)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Serbia and Montenegro (Pčinja) Mogilia miloshi (196815)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Serbia and Montenegro (Pirotska oblast ) Mogilia lautus (196836 196840) Mogilia sp., Mogilia lautus (204501)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Serbia and Montenegro Mogilia lautus (190736)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4Germany Melissiodon bernlochensis (183680)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Melissiodon sp. (183507)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Occitanie) Melissiodon sp. (183674)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Melissiodon quercyi (36712)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Aquitaine) Melissiodon quercyi (37208)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Melissiodon quercyi (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Melissiodon chatticum (66105)
MP 30 - MN 128.4 - 22.4Turkey (Anatolia) Melissiodon chatticus (182505)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Melissiodon quercyi (182805)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Melissiodon quercyi (36876)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany (Bayern) Melissiodon schlosseri (52567)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Melissiodon schlosseri (66139)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Melissiodon dominans (69098)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Melissiodon dominans (36879 36880)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Melissiodon dominans (36877)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Melissiodon dominans (46213 46282 46283)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Melissiodon sp. (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Melissiodon dominans (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Melissiodon dominans (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Melissiodon dominans (46218)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Melissiodon dominans (35441)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Melissiodon dominans (180192)