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Postpalerinaceus cingulatus

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Postpalerinaceus cingulatus was named by Ziegler (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MAFI V20511, a mandible (dext with p4-m2). Its type locality is Rudabánya, which is in a MN 9 lacustrine marl/claystone in the Edelény Formation of Hungary.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Postpalerinaceus cingulatus Ziegler p. 55 figs. Pl. 2 fig. 1

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeErinaceiniFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusPostpalerinaceusCrusafont-Pairó and Villalta 1947
speciescingulatus

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 2005Medium-sized erinaceine with mandibular dental formula 2:1:2:3. 2 mental foramina: one inferior to the anterior root of p4; a second one inferior to the posterior root of p4 (occasionally present). Ascending ramus slants at 107o posteriorly. Paraconid of p4 lower than protoconid but higher than metaconid. p4 and lower molars provided with strong ectocingulid. M2 without metaconule, with strong paracingulum, metacingulum and ectocingulum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MN 9 or 11.10000 to 9.67000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Postpalerinaceus cingulatus (type locality: 75481)