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Gumbatomys
Taxonomy
Gumbatomys was named by Hartenberger (1982). Its type is Gumbatomys asifi.
It was assigned to Ctenodactylidae by Hartenberger (1982); and to Chapattimyidae by Kumar et al. (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001).
It was assigned to Ctenodactylidae by Hartenberger (1982); and to Chapattimyidae by Kumar et al. (1997), Thewissen et al. (2001).
Species
G. asifi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Gumbatomys Hartenberger p. 27 |
| 1997 | Gumbatomys Kumar et al. |
| 2001 | Gumbatomys Thewissen et al. p. 354 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J.L. Hartenberger 1982 | Brachyodont ctenodactylid but with hypsodont tendency. Lower cheek tooth pattern comparable to Karakoromys with development of a posterior crest of the protoconid (psuedomesolophid of authors); the anterior part of the tooth has U shaped crests. Posterior part shows ectolophid connected with the middle part of pseudomesolophid. Posterior cingulum is crescentiform. |