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Pseudocricetodon philippi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocricetodon philippi was named by Hugueney (1971). Its type specimen is FSL 97377, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locus C, Saint Martin de Castillon, excavation in 1970-1971, which is in a MP 24 terrestrial marl/lignite in the Calcaires de Vacheres Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. phillipi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pseudocricetodon philippi Hugueney

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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
subfamilyPseudocricetodontinaeEngesser 1987
genusPseudocricetodonThaler 1969
speciesphilippi

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.

†Pseudocricetodon philippi Hugueney 1971
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Hugueney 1971Minuscule Cricétodoniné (la longueur de m1-m3 devant avoisiner 2,5 mm) de structure très simple, caractérisé par l'absence souvent totale ou l'extrême faiblesse du mésolophide aux molaires inférieures.
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 24 to the top of the MP 28 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye Pseudocricetodon philippi (182511)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Türkiye (Tekirdağ) Pseudocricetodon philippi (31605) Pseudocricetodon philippi, Pseudocricetodontinae indet. (31606)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Pseudocricetodon spp. (type locality: 37518)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) Pseudocricetodon philippi (183356)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Pseudocricetodon philippi (183361)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Pseudocricetodon philippi (178156)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Spain (Teruel) Pseudocricetodon philippi (31017)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) Pseudocricetodon philippi (36712 36715)