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Allorattus engesseri

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Allorattus engesseri was named by Qiu and Storch (2000). Its type specimen is IVPP V11935, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bilike, which is in a Pliocene lacustrine horizon in China. It is the type species of Allorattus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Allorattus engesseri Qiu and Storch p. 201

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusAllorattus
speciesengesseri

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.

Allorattus engesseri Qiu and Storch 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000Rather large-sized murid. On M1 and M2, t7 strong and t9 usually lacking or highly reduced (unique trait among murids). On M2, t3 vestigial and on M3 lacking. Molar cusps fused to distinctly confluent transversal rows. M1 and M2 five-rooted, m1 four-rooted. On lower molars, tma tiny and labial accessory cusps or cingulids lacking except for c1 (fused with hypoconid).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6China (Nei Mongol) Allorattus engesseri (type locality: 75300)