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Taxonomy
Dryomys apulus was named by Freudenthal and Martin-Suarez (2006). Its type specimen is RGM 455924, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Biancone 1, which is in a Miocene fissure fill horizon in Italy.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2006 | Dryomys apulus Freudenthal and Martin-Suarez p. 19 figs. fig. 18.7 |
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†Dryomys apulus Freudenthal and Martin-Suarez 2006
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. Freudenthal and E. Martin-Suarez 2006 | Small glirid, of the size of D. nitedula (Pallas 1778), with a tendency to form continuous ectolophids and endolophids in the lower molars. The p4 is relatively small. The anterior wall of m1 is concave, with a forwardly protruding labial corner. There is a complete endoloph in the upper molars.
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Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene | Italy (Foggia) | Dryomys apulus (type locality: 77973) |