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Megacricetodon (Collongomys)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Megacricetodon (Collongomys) Mein and Freudenthal pp. 8, 24

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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()
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
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusMegacricetodon()
subgenusCollongomys

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.

Subg. †Megacricetodon (Collongomys) Mein and Freudenthal 1971
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971A l'intérieur du genre Megacricetodon le sous-genre Collongomys se distingue du sous-genre Megacricetodon par les caractères suivents:
En vue occlusal le foramen mentale de la mandibule apparaît du coté interne d'une droite tangente au bord de la m2.
La longeur relative de la m1 par rapport à la m3 est plus faibles que chez les plus grandes espèces du sous-genre Megacricetodon. L'indice de longeur m1/m3 est 1,45.
L'incisive inférieur, dépourvues de stries, montre une bande médiane aplatie sur la face antérieure.
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Collongomys lappi (36885)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon lappi (45597)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon lappi (44975 44976)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Megacricetodon lappi (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon germanicus (46236 46271)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Megacricetodon lappi (205187)