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Olympicomys
Taxonomy
Olympicomys was named by Steppan and Pardinas (1998).
It was assigned to Sigmodontinae by Steppan and Pardinas (1998); and to Reithrodontini by Barbière et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Sigmodontinae by Steppan and Pardinas (1998); and to Reithrodontini by Barbière et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Olympicomys Steppan and Pardinas |
| 2021 | Olympicomys Barbière et al. |
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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.
G. †Olympicomys Steppan and Pardinas 1998
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†Olympicomys vossi Pardiñas et al. 2002
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| F. Barbière et al. 2021 | A member of Reithrodontini characterised by the combination of the following traits: large incisors; large, robust and hypsodont molars; lingual accessory root of m1 undi- vided; anteromedian flexid absent or remaining as a shallow notch; procingulum of m1 with rhomboid shape; protoflexid of m1 closed as a lake with advanced wear; anterolabial cingulum on m1 short; hypoflexid of m2 smaller than in m3; m2 with three roots; m3 longer than m2; anterior border of zygomatic plate concave in the upper 2/3 and slightly convex in the lower third; premaxillary- maxillary suture slightly arched; palatine grooved at the junction with alveolar maxillary process; robust mandible with masseteric crest reaching the level of the anterior margin of m1. |