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Edirnella kempeni

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Edirnella kempeni was named by de Bruijn et al. (2003). Its type specimen is MTA Süngülü A 401, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Süngülü, which is in an Eocene/Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Türkiye.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Edirnella kempeni de Bruijn et al. p. 72 figs. Pl. 5. fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyPseudocricetodontinaeEngesser 1987
genusEdirnella
specieskempeni

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.

†Edirnella kempeni de Bruijn et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn et al. 2003E. kempeni teeth are about 20% smaller than those of E. sinani and there is no overlap between the size ranges of the two species. The sinus of the upper molars is less deep in kempeni than in sinani and the protoloph of the M3 is transverse in E. kempeni, but forwards directed in E. sinani. The general dental pattern of the upper cheek teeth is similar in the two species, but the ones of kempeni are deviating less from the basic cricetid type than those of sinani.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Türkiye (Ardahan) Edirnella kempeni (type locality: 79072)