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Cricetulodon lucentensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Neocricetodon lucentensis was named by Freudenthal et al. (1991). It is not extant. Its type specimen is RGM 404677, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Crevillente 17, which is in a MN 12 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

It was recombined as Cricetulodon lucentensis by Freudenthal et al. (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2007-02-05; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Neocricetodon lucentensis Freudenthal et al. p. 37 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 1
1998Cricetulodon lucentensis Freudenthal et al. p. 26

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusCricetulodonHartenberger 1965
specieslucentensis()

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.

Cricetulodon lucentensis Freudenthal et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Freudenthal et al. 1991Medium-sized Neocricetodon with smal m3 and M3, simple anteroconid in m1. The protocone and protoconid, and sometimes the hypoconid, may be separated from the molar border by a variably developed cingulum ridge.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MN 12 or 7.90000 to 6.96500 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 127.9 - 6.965Spain (Alicante) Neocricetodon lucentensis (68916 type locality: 68919 68920)