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Apocricetus
Taxonomy
Apocricetus was named by Freudenthal et al. (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Cricetus angustidens.
It was assigned to Cricetinae by Freudenthal et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Cricetinae by Freudenthal et al. (1998).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1998 | Apocricetus Freudenthal et al. p. 58 |
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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. †Apocricetus Freudenthal et al. 1998
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†Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. 1998
†Apocricetus angustidens Depéret 1890
†Apocricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux 1970
†Apocricetus plinii Freudenthal et al. 1991
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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M. Freudenthal et al. 1998 | Medium to large-sized Cricetinae, practically without mesolophids in m1 and m2 with long third molars; in the younger forms the anterior protolophules and posterior metalophules in the upper molars are reduced or absent. |