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Taxonomy
Castromys was named by Martin Suarez and Freudenthal (1994). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Muridae by Martin Suarez and Freudenthal (1994).
It was assigned to Muridae by Martin Suarez and Freudenthal (1994).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Castromys Martin Suarez and Freudenthal p. 12 |
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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. †Castromys Martin Suarez and Freudenthal 1994
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†Castromys inflatus Mein et al. 1990
†Castromys juniensis Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos 1989
†Castromys littoralis Martin Suarez and Freudenthal 1994
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Martin Suarez and M. Freudenthal 1994 | Muridae of about the same size as or bigger than the extant Rattus rattus (L., 1758). M1 and M2 with t6 and t9 frequently seprated. Upper molars with broad central cusps. In the M3 the two posterior cusps, t8 and t9, are differentiated. Lower molars with a well-developed labial cingulum; m1 with the anteroconid generally separated from the protoconid-metaconid complex; tma voluminous. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||