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Atavocricetodon atavoides

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Atavocricetodon atavoides was named by Freudenthal (1996). It is not extant. Its type specimen is DCTUZ OLA4-8. Its type locality is Olalla 4A, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Spain. It is the type species of Atavocricetodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Atavocricetodon atavoides Freudenthal p. 4 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyEucricetodontinae
genusAtavocricetodon
speciesatavoides

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.

Atavocricetodon atavoides Freudenthal 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Freudenthal 1996Atavocricetodon of large size; m1 with nearly always complete anterolophulid and metalophulid; ectolophid generally longitudinal (80%); generally with ectomesolophid (65%); hypoconid hind arm nearly always present. m2 generally with mesolophid of medium length or long (85%); ectomesolophid absent (45%) or present; hypoconid hind arm frequently absent (50%). m3 frequently with ectomesolophid )54%). M1 rarely with complete anterolophule. M2 generally with low protocone-entoloph connection (70%); lingual border concave (50%), or straight-convex (50%). M3 with well-developed old entoloph (58% complete).