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Karydomys boskosi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Karydomys boskosi was named by Theocharopoulos (2000). Its type specimen is AMPG KRD 2192, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Karyidia, which is in a MN 4 terrestrial horizon in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Karydomys boskosi Theocharopoulos p. 68

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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
subfamilyDemocricetodontinae()
genusKarydomysTheocharopoulos 2000
speciesboskosiTheocharopoulos 2000

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.

†Karydomys boskosi Theocharopoulos 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C.D. Theocharopoulos 2000Karydomys boskosi is the smallest species of the genus. The m1 and M1 are slender. The metalophule ends against the posteroloph in the M1 and M2. The lophs are short and wide.
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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Greece (Thrace) Karydomys boskosi (type locality: 69435)