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Cricetinus
Taxonomy
Cricetinus was named by Zdansky (1928).
It was assigned to Cricetinae by Zdansky (1928); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Cricetinae by Zdansky (1928); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Cricetinus Zdansky |
| 1997 | Cricetinus McKenna and Bell |
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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. †Cricetinus Zdansky 1928
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Zdansky 1928 | Mittelgross. Oberkiefermolaren im Allgemeinen denen von Cricetus ähnlich, doch mittler Raute des M1 in der Mehrzahl der Fälle vorne offen. M3 wahrscheinlich mit einer Schmelzgrube zwischen den beiden Rauten. Vorderknospe des m1 undeutlich geteilt. Verbindung von Längsgrat und Metaconid gut ausgebildet, zuweilen schon an m1 entwickelt. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Villafranchian or 3.55000 to 1.80000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia) | C. varians (40391) | |
| Ruscinian - Villafranchian | Hungary (Barany) | C. europaeus (35354) | |
| Villafranchian | Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) | C. sp. (35358) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Greece (Macedonia) | C. koufosi (34783) | |
| Pleistocene | Greece (Macedonia) | C. koufosi (34765) |