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. 2008 Oct 31;3(10):e3607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003607

Table 1. Material. For each taxa, subfamily, collection, geographical origin (with locality) and geological age are indicated.

Taxa Subfamily Collection Locality Relative age
Acomys dimidiatus Deomyinae COUM Arabie Saoudite Extant
Apodemus dominans Murinae CPUM Mont-Helene (France) Pliocene
Atavocricetodon huberi Paracricetodontinae CPUM Rigal Jouet (France) Oligocene
Brachyuromys ramirohitra Nesomyinae MNHN Madagascar Extant
Cansumys canus Cricetinae China Extant
Cricetodon albanensis Cricetodontinae CPUM La Grive M (France) Middle Miocene
Cricetomys sp. Cricetomyinae CPUM Congo Pliocene?
Democricetodon sp. Cricetodontinae CPUM (France) Early Miocene
Dendromus sp. Dendromurinae CPUM Makapansgat (South Africa) Middle Miocene
Dendromus sp. Dendromurinae CPUM Makapansgat (South Africa) Pliocene
Dendromus sp. Dendromurinae CPUM KA2 (South Africa) Pliocene
Deomys ferrugineus Deomyinae MNHN Gzanjon (Congo) Extant
Eliurus webbi Nesomyinae MNHN Madagascar Extant
Eucricetodon hesperius Paracricetodontinae CPUM Paulhiac (France) Early Miocene
Gerbillus dasyurus Gerbillinae (Gerbillini) COUM Israel Extant
Hispanomys sp. Cricetodontinae CPUM Lo Fournas 6a (France) Late Miocene
Hispanomys castelnovi Cricetodontinae CPUM Castelnou 6 (France) Middle Miocene
Ichtyomys hydrobates Sigmodontinae MNHN Venezuela Extant
Macrotarsomys bastardi Nesomyinae MNHN Madagascar Extant
Megacricetodon aunayi Cricetodontinae CPUM Blanquatère-1 (France) Early Miocene
Megacricetodon gregarius Cricetodontinae CPUM Castelnou 1bis (France) Late Miocene
Megacricetodon tautavelensis Cricetodontinae CPUM Blanquatère-1 (France) Early Miocene
Mesocricetus auratus Cricetinae COUM France Extant
Microtus duodecimcostatus Arvicolinae MNHN COUM France Extant
Mus musculus Murinae COUM France Extant
Myocricetodon irhoudi Gerbillinae (Myocricetodontini) CPUM Pataniak 6 (Maroc) Middle Miocene
Myocricetodon ouedi Gerbillinae (Myocricetodontini) CPUM Oued Zra (Maroc) Late Miocene
Myocricetodon parvus intermedius Gerbillinae (Myocricetodontini) CPUM Pataniak 6 (Maroc) Middle Miocene
Mystromys sp. Mystromyinae CPUM Swartktrans SK (South Africa) Pliocene
Neotoma mexicana Neotomyinae MNHN Mexico Extant
Otomys tropicalis Otomyinae (Murinae) MNHN Omo (Ethiopia) Extant
Paracricetodon cadurcense Paracricetodontinae CPUM Rigal Jouet (France) Oligocene
Peromyscus yucatanicus Neotomyinae COUM Mexico Extant
Preacomys sp. Deomyinae ARI Harasib (Namibia) Late Miocene
Progonomys cathalai Murinae CPUM Montredon (France) Late Miocene
Progonomys clauzoni Murinae CPUM Lo Fournas 16-M (France) Late Miocene
Rhagamys Murinae CPUM Corse Pliocene
Rhagapodemus Murinae CPUM France Pliocene
Rotundomys montisrotundi Cricetodontinae CPUM Lo Fournas 6a (France) Late Miocene
Ruscinomys europeus Cricetodontinae CPUM Layna (Spain) Pliocene
Ruscinomys schaubi Cricetodontinae CPUM Los Mansuetos (Spain) Late Miocene
Spalax leucodon Spalacinae MNHN Irak Extant
Sigmodon hispidus Sigmodontinae MNHN Brésil Extant
Stephanomys Murinae CPUM France Pliocene
Typhlomys anereus Platacanthomyinae MNHN Extant
Zygodontomys brevicaudata Sigmodontinae MNHN French Guiana Extant

COUM: Collection ostéologique de l'Université de Montpellier. CPUM: Collection paléontologique de l'Université de Montpellier. MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.