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Afrocricetodon songhori

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Afrocricetodon songhori was named by Lavocat (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Afrocricetodon songhori Lavocat
2019Afrocricetodon songhori Bento Da Costa et al.

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
subfamilyAfrocricetodontinaeLavocat 1973
genusAfrocricetodon
speciessonghoriLavocat 1973

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.

Afrocricetodon songhori Lavocat 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.45000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Afrocricetodon songhori (27856 27857 27858 87341)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda (Karamoja) Afrocricetodon songhori (235581 235644 235646 235659 235662)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Kenya Afrocricetodon songhori (219711)