Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Allorattus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Allorattus was named by Qiu and Storch (2000). Its type is Allorattus engesseri.

It was assigned to Muridae by Qiu and Storch (2000).

Species
A. engesseri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Allorattus Qiu and Storch p. 201

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusAllorattus

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. †Allorattus Qiu and Storch 2000
show all | hide all
†Allorattus engesseri Qiu and Storch 2000
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Z. Qiu and G. Storch 2000Rather large-sized murid. On M1 and M2, t7 strong and t9 usually lacking or highly reduced (unique trait among murids). On M2, t3 vestigial and on M3 lacking. Molar cusps fused to distinctly confluent transversal rows. M1 and M2 five-rooted, m1 four-rooted. On lower molars, tma tiny and labial accessory cusps or cingulids lacking except for c1 (fused with hypoconid).