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Allospalax
Taxonomy
Allospalax was named by Kretzoi (1970) [Allospalax plenus. Holotypus M1 sup. sin.]. It is the type genus of Cricetidae.
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Kretzoi (1970) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Kretzoi (1970) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1970 | Allospalax Kretzoi |
1997 | Allospalax McKenna and Bell |
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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. †Allospalax Kretzoi 1970
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. Kretzoi 1970 | Allospalax plenus n.g.n.sp.
Es handelt sich hier um einen früh abgespaltenen Anomalomys-Abkömmling, der sich durch Vereinfachen des primitiven Anomalomys-Bauplanes der Molaren, fortschreitende Lophodontie an Stelle der Sigmodontie der Backenzähne echter Anomalomys-Arten, dann starke Hypselodontie und eigentümlicherweise ausfüllen sämtlicher Graben, Inseln und anderen Vertiefungen der Molaren mit Zement scharf unterscheidet. |