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Enginia

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Enginia was named by de Bruijn and von Koenigswald (1994). It is not extant. Its type is Enginia gertcheki.

It was assigned to Cricetopsinae by de Bruijn and von Koenigswald (1994); and to Cricetopinae by Maridet and Ni (2013).

Species
E. beckerplateni, E. djanpolati, E. gertcheki (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Enginia de Bruijn and von Koenigswald
2013Enginia Maridet and Ni

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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()
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
subfamilyCricetopinae()
genusEnginia

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. †Enginia de Bruijn and von Koenigswald 1994
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†Enginia beckerplateni de Bruijn and von Koenigswald 1994
†Enginia djanpolati de Bruijn and von Koenigswald 1994
†Enginia gertcheki de Bruijn and von Koenigswald 1994
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. de Bruijn and W. von Koenigswald 1994Palatum narrow. Posterior edge of foramen incisivum situated well in front of the M1. Lower incisors with a triangular cross-section and two parallel ridges on the enamel.
Enamel structure of the lower incisors derived. Upper cheek teeth wider over the protocone/paracone than of the hypocone/metacone and with a 'mesoloph'that is developed as the anterior arm of the hypocone (as in Paracricetodon). Anterocone situated lingually of the paracone and with two cusps. Hypcone and metacone of the M3 well delimited in the type species, less so in djanpolati and beckerplateni. Anteroconid of the m1 small. m1, m2 and m3 of about equal length. Enamel of unworn teeth finely rugose.
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, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 1 to the top of the MN 3 or 23.04000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 30 - MN 127.3 - 22.4Türkiye (Anatolia) E. djanpolati (182505)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Türkiye (Ankara) E. beckerplateni (64382)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye (Ankara) E. beckerplateni (64376 64377 64378)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Türkiye E. djanpolati (208576)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Türkiye (Ankara) E. gertcheki, E. djanpolati (64373)