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Apocricetus alberti

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Apocricetus alberti was named by Freudenthal et al. (1998). Its type specimen is IVAU CR6 111, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crevillente 6, which is in a MN 13 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. p. 68 figs. De Bruijn et al. (1975), pl 3, fig. 4.

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusApocricetus
speciesalberti

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.

Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Freudenthal et al. 1998Apocricetus with moderately elongated third molars and a simple crest-like anterioconid in m1. Anterior protolophule of M1 frequently absent (3 out of 7 specimens), in M2 nearly always present. M3 without mesoloph.
Generally the M1 are banana-shaped, with sinuous borderlines, due to the protruding cusps and indenting valleys.
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 13 or 6.96500 to 5.09000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Valencia) Cricetus kormosi (40758)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Spain (Alicante) Apocricetus alberti (type locality: 68836)