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Spanocricetodon
Taxonomy
Spanocricetodon was named by Li (1977). Its type is Spanocricetodon ningensis.
It was assigned to Cricetodontinae by Li (1977); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Cricetodontinae by Li (1977); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Spanocricetodon Li p. 69 |
| 1997 | Spanocricetodon 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. †Spanocricetodon Li 1977
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†Spanocricetodon janvieri Mein and Ginsburg 1997
†Spanocricetodon ningensis Li 1977
†Spanocricetodon sinuosus Theocharopoulos 2000
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| C. Li 1977 | An extremely small form with extremely brachydont, broad, and short
dentition. Cusps and reentrants are spaciously open, ectomesolophid is extremely short and crescentic, occlusal morphology is simplified and a mesolophid is absent, The m1 anteroconid is simplified as a small compressed and narrow cusp. The m3 is conspicuously reduced and lacks an entoconid. Dentition is parallel to the axis of the mandible. |