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Pseudomeriones latidens

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Pseudomeriones latidens was named by Sen (2001). Its type specimen is MNHN MOL-65, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Molayan, which is in a Turolian fluvial claystone in the Khurdkabul Formation of Afghanistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. rhodius, P. tchaltaensis, P. tchaltensis, P. tchaltensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Pseudomeriones latidens Sen p. 924 figs. fig. 6h

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyGerbillinae()
genusPseudomerionesSchaub 1934
specieslatidens

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
S. Sen 2001Molars low crowned. Upper molars, especially M1, are wide. M2 has a deep lingual sinus that curves backwards, three roots and a small anteroloph that is better preserved on the unworn specimens. On m1, the anteroconid has a strong labial arm that reaches the base of the protoconid, m1 and m2 have a strong posterolophid, and the protocinusid is deep on m2, isolating a strong anterolabial cusp. A labial anterolophid is still preseved on m3.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 8.72500 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Türkiye (Cankiri) Pseudomeriones latidens (184368)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Afghanistan Pseudomeriones sp. (type locality: 75492)