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Cricetodon (Hispanomys) bijugatus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon (Hispanomys) bijugatus was named by Mein and Freudenthal (1971). Its type specimen is FSL 65479, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is La Grive L3, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill /limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Cricetodon (Hispanomys) bijugatus Mein and Freudenthal p. 20 figs. Pl. 2 fig. 4.

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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
genusCricetodon()
subgenusHispanomys
speciesbijugatus

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.

Cricetodon (Hispanomys) bijugatus Mein and Freudenthal 1971
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971Taille moyenne; ectolophs partiel; le métalophide de m1 est toujours double; le mésolophide y est absent ou court; le mésoloph de M1 est absent, de sort que l'entonnoir typique de C. decedens et C. aragoniensis manque.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: MN 7 + 8 or 12.75000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Cricetodon bijugatus (type locality: 79361)