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Eucricetodontini (disused)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eucricetodontini was named by McKenna and Bell (1997).

It was assigned to Eucricetodontinae by Lindsay (2008).

Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-06-01; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-06-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Eucricetodontini McKenna and Bell p. 137
2008Eucricetodontini Lindsay p. 461

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyEucricetodontinae
tribeEucricetodontiniMcKenna and Bell 1997
tribeEucricetodontiniMcKenna and Bell 1997

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.

Tr. †Eucricetodontini McKenna and Bell 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. H. Lindsay 2008Zygoma subhystricomorphous; dentition brachy- dont, except for Geringia and Paciculus; m1 anteroconid usually medium size; m3 large relative to m2.