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Auliscomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Auliscomys was named by Osgood (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Osgood (1915), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phyllotini by D'Elía (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Auliscomys Osgood
1997Auliscomys McKenna and Bell
2003Auliscomys D'Elía p. 314

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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()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusAuliscomys

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.

G. Auliscomys Osgood 1915
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Auliscomys fuscus Quintana 2002
Auliscomys osvaldoreigi Quintana 2002
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. H. Osgood 1915Somewhat intermediate between Euneolys and Phyllotis; upper incisors with slight but distinct grooves near the outer edges of their anterior surfaces; molariform teeth slightly more hypsodont than in Phyllotis and with the division of the anterior lobe of the second upper and lower molars persisting throughout a longer period of wear so that these teeth in specimens of average age present three outer angles instead of two; pattern of tooth crowns with angles much less oblique than in Euneomys; maxillary suture in front of infraorbital foramen nearly vertical as in Phyllotis, not decidedly flexed forward in its lower half as in Euneomys; palatal pits and foramina practically as in Phyllotis; tail shorter than head and body as in Euneomys.
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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. osvaldoreigi, A. fuscus (198693)