†Microsyops Leidy 1872 (placental)
Mammalia - Primates - Microsyopidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 40718
Synonyms: Bathrodon Marsh 1872 (no. 44473), Cynodontomys Cope 1882 (no. 45478), Mesacodon Marsh 1872 (no. 48319), Palaeacodon Leidy 1872 (no. 49605)
Parent taxon: Microsyopinae according to G. F. Gunnell 1989
Sister taxa: Arctodontomys, Craseops, Megadelphus
Subtaxa: Microsyops angustidens, Microsyops annectens, Microsyops cardiorestes, Microsyops elegans, Microsyops knightensis, Microsyops kratos, Microsyops latidens, Microsyops scottianus, Microsyops vicarius
Ecology: scansorial insectivore