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Pseudocricetodon

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Pseudocricetodon Thaler
1994Allocricetodon Freudenthal
1994Pseudocricetodon Freudenthal et al. p. 60
2003Pseudocricetodon de Bruijn et al. p. 61
2014Pseudocricetodon Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 588

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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

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. †Pseudocricetodon Thaler 1969
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†Pseudocricetodon adroveri Freudenthal et al. 1994
†Pseudocricetodon heissigi Marković et al. 2019
†Pseudocricetodon incertus Schlosser 1884
†Pseudocricetodon nawabi Marivaux et al. 1999
†Pseudocricetodon philippi Hugueney 1971
†Pseudocricetodon simplex Freudenthal et al. 1994
†Pseudocricetodon thaleri Hugueney 1969
Invalid names: Allocricetodon Freudenthal 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Freudenthal et al. 1994Small Pseudocricetodoninae, foramen incisivum in the maxilla short (posterior border lying before the foremost point of the M1).
Lower molars: The ectolophid lies labially of the central axis of the molars. Posterior branch of the hypoconid hardly ever present. m3 smaller than m1. Posterior part of m3 less reduced than in Eucricetodontinae. Protoconid hind-armin m1 and m2 nearly always present in m1 nearly always connected to the metaconid. Anterior metalophulid in m1 frequently absent. In m1 the metaconid frequently sends a long spur along the border of the molar toward the entoconid. Posterolophid of m1 hardly curved, running straightly towards the entoconid. In m2 and m3 the metalophulid is generally more of less transverse, which, combined with a long anterolophulid, results in a wide anterosinusid.
Upper molars: Mesolophs well developed, often long. Lingual border of M1 straight or concave, or very slightly convex, froming an angle of c. 90 degrees with the posterior border. The prelobe of M1 is frequently set-off from the rest of the molar, the lingual border between anterocone and protocone presenting a sharp angle.
M. Freudenthal 1994 (Allocricetodon)Pseudocricetodoninae of medium size. In M1 there is a crest descending backwards from the metaconid, along the border of the molar, that may reach the entoconid; in most cases there is no anterior metalophulid, and the metaconid is connected to the anteroconid along the molar border. In M1 and M2 (lower) the posterosinusid is completely closed by a high posterolophid. Protoconid hind-arm in M3 very well developed. In M1 (upper) the anterolophule is generally incomplete; instead, there is frequently a longitudinal connection between anterocone and paracone. The posterior wall of the metacone in M1 and M2 (upper) is very steep or vertical, sometimes overhanging. The trapezoid shape of M2 is caused by a reduction of both hypocone and metacone.
H. de Bruijn et al. 2003Small to medium sized cricetids with ‘lophodontish’ dental pattern. The main cusps and crests are separated by valleys with a flat bottom. The well-defined gracile ridges are usually straight, rarely irregular due to small folds in the enamel (translated from German).
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the MN 2 or 37.71000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Serbia (Pčinja) P. heissigi (196815)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Türkiye (Ardahan) P. montalbanensis (79072)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Serbia P. montalbanensis, P. heissigi (190736)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye P. moguntiacus (182510 182512) P. philippi, P. moguntiacus (182511) P. sp. (31604)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Balochistan) P. nawabi (78520)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Spain (Cuenca) P. montalbanensis (183528)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye (Tekirdağ) P. philippi, P. moguntiacus (31605) P. philippi, P. moguntiacus, Pseudocricetodontinae indet. (31606)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) P. montalbanensis (200414) P. phillipi, P. incertus (200417)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Serbia (Pirotska oblast ) P. heissigi (196840) P. montalbanensis (196836) P. montalbanensis, P. heissigi (204501) P. montalbanensis, P. sp. (196838)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Spain (Aragon) P. montalbanensis (68878)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Spain (Cataluña) P. sp. (88033)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Czechia P. montalbanensis (91467)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) P. montalbanensis (36709 36711)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France P. montalbanensis (183508)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) P. spp. (37518 37567)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany P. philippi, P. moguntiacus (183361)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) P. montalbanensis (183351) P. philippi, P. moguntiacus (183356)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland P. montalbanensis (183371)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.04Germany (Hesse) P. moguntiacus (186510)
MP 24 - MP 2533.9 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) P. phillipi (183685)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. thaleri (36876)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) P. philippi (178156)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Greece (Evros ) P. moguntiacus (196839)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Spain (Teruel) Allocricetodon cornelii, P. adroveri (31013) Allocricetodon cornellii, P. adroveri (31019) Allocricetodon sp., P. simplex (31016) P. simplex (31018) P. simplex, P. philippi (31017) P. sp., Allocricetodon cornelii (28402)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) P. thaleri (200438)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) P. montalbanensis (183364)
MP 2527.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) P. incertus (184097)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) P. incertus (172927)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) P. philippi (36715) P. philippi, P. montalbanensis (36712)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04Spain (Cuenca) P. adroveri (78743)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04France (Gard) P. montalbanensis (183542)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04France (Aquitaine) P. thaleri (37208)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04Spain (Aragon) P. thaleri (68420)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) P. thaleri (84606)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Bavaria) P. thaleri (84364)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. thaleri (66105 66109 66111)
MP 30 - MN 127.3 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. thaleri (66110)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda P. sp. (28293)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. thaleri (66138)