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Paraglirulus werenfelsi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Paraglirulus werenfelsi was named by Engesser (1972). Its type specimen is NMB Al. 274, Switzerland, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Anwil, Baselland, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fluvial-lacustrine horizon in Switzerland. It is the type species of Paraglirulus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. lissiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Paraglirulus werenfelsi Engesser pp. 211-214 figs. fig. 75
1989Paraglirulus werenfelsi Daams

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusParaglirulus
specieswerenfelsi

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.

†Paraglirulus werenfelsi Engesser 1972
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Engesser 1972Gliridae-species medium in size, from M3 to M1 masticatory surface of the teeth is more and more concave.
Lower molars: two-rooted, strong main ridges, in average four secundary ridges. Main ridges bigger on labial side; on lingual side with interrupted endolophid. The centrolophid is not connected to mesolophid-ridge. The two most anterior main ridges on the labial side mostly are not connected. P4 inf.: big, compared with other species. M1 inf: anterior only slightly narrower. M2 inf.: mostly broader than M1 inf., broadest in the frontal part. M3 inf: relatively elongated.
Upper molars: nearly completely square-like in outline, labial side never with strong flexae. Endolph not interrupted. Main ridges higher than secundary ridges. Mostly four secundary ridges. Anterior middle ridge on lingual side always connected to endoloph, on labial side mostly unconnected. The two most anterior main ridges, as well as the two most posterior, nearly always connected with each other. Lingual side ornamented. P4 sup. roundish in outline; 4 main ridges are connected with a short endoloph. Strong anterior middle ridge does not reach the endoloph. Lingual side also ornamented. M1 sup.: nearly square-like, anterior inner corner on lingual side more rounded than the other corners. The both anterior main ridges slightly directed anterior, the both posterior are orietated perpendicular to the endoloph. M2 sup. nearly square-like, posterior slightly rounded, transverse ridges all considerably parallel to each other and perpendicular to the endoloph. M3 sup.: posterior rounded more stronly than M2, the transverse ridges - with the exception of antero- and posteroloph - are slightly inclined to the front.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 9 or 15.97000 to 9.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (45597 45604 45612 45613)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Paraglirulus werenfelsi (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (205187)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (34514 34523)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (45610 45614)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Switzerland (Zürich) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (45775 46287)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Romania (Bihor) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (200051)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (type locality: 49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (46288)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain (Cataluña) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (92640)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Paraglirulus werenfelsi (70806 78058)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Catalonia) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (193492)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Paraglirulus werenfelsi (75481)