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Taxonomy
Heissigia was named by Prieto and Böhme (2007). Its type is Heissigia bolligeri.
It was assigned to Glirinae by Prieto and Böhme (2007).
It was assigned to Glirinae by Prieto and Böhme (2007).
Species
H. bolligeri (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2007 | Heissigia Prieto and Böhme p. 302 |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J. Prieto and M. Böhme 2007 | Simple Glirinae with an absolute flat occlusal surface, and (with exception of M3) crests perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; m1 and m2 with five main crests, mesially-convex meta-, centro-and mesolophid, and connections of mesolophid and posterolophid before the lingual and labial borders of the molars; rounded M1 with five complete transversal crests; M2 with five complete tranversal crests and a reduced lingual or labial pre-or postcentroloph. |