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Byzantinia
Taxonomy
Byzantinia was named by de Bruijn (1976). Its type is Byzantinia pikermiensis.
It was assigned to Cricetodontini by de Bruijn (1976), Unay (1980).
It was assigned to Cricetodontini by de Bruijn (1976), Unay (1980).
Species
B. bayraktepensis, B. dardanellensis, B. hellenicus, B. nikosi, B. ozansoyi, B. pikermiensis (type species)
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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. †Byzantinia de Bruijn 1976
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†Byzantinia bayraktepensis Unay 1980
†Byzantinia dardanellensis Unay 1980
†Byzantinia hellenicus Freudenthal 1970
†Byzantinia nikosi de Bruijn 1976
†Byzantinia ozansoyi Unay 1980
†Byzantinia pikermiensis de Bruijn 1976
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. de Bruijn 1976 | Medium to large Cricetodontini with brachyodont to hypsodont cheeck teeth, upper incisors with one shallow longitudinal furrow. Ectolophs of the upper molars well developed. Lingual spur of the anterolophule of M1 prominent. M2 wider anteriorly wider than posteriorly. m1 and m2 of about the same length. Wear surfaces of all cheek teeth concave. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the MN 12 or 15.98000 to 6.96500 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astaracian | Greece (Mygdonia) | B. bayraktepensis (205366) | |
| Middle Miocene | Türkiye | B. bayraktepensis, B. ozansoyi (64694) | |
| Vallesian | Türkiye (Çanakkale) | B. dardanellensis, B. nikosi (64695) | |
| Vallesian | Greece (Biotia) | B. nikosi (205342) | |
| Vallesian | Greece (Euboea) | B. nikosi (207010) B. sp. (207011) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Türkiye (Cankiri) | B. pikermiensis, B. hellenicus (184368) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Türkiye | B. sp. (64696) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Greece (Attiki) | B. pikermiensis (195562) | |
| MN 9 | Türkiye | B. bayraktepensis (176197) B. sp., B. bayraktepensis (176198) | |
| MN 10 | Greece | B. sp. (31223) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Samos Island) | B. hellenicus (205351) | |
| Turolian | Greece (Dodekanese) | B. sp. (205343) | |
| MN 12 | Türkiye (Anatolia) | B. sp., B. hellenicus (60534) | |
| Messinian | Greece | Ruscinomys hellenicus (95689) |