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Pseudocricetodon incertus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon incertum was named by Schlosser (1884). Its type specimen is BSPG 1879 XV 171a, a mandible (left dentary bearing m2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pseudocricetodon incertus by Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cricetodon incertum Schlosser p. 110 figs. 19 pl. XII (VIII)
2014Pseudocricetodon incertus Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 588 fig. 10

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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
subfamilyPseudocricetodontinaeEngesser 1987
genusPseudocricetodonThaler 1969
speciesincertus()

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.

Pseudocricetodon incertus Schlosser 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the MP 26 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Pseudocricetodon incertus (200417)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) Pseudocricetodon incertus (184097)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) Pseudocricetodon incertus (172927)