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Crusafontina fastigata

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Crusafontina fastigata was named by Van Dam (2004). Its type specimen is IVAU AG5A 51, a tooth (A1 sup. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Crusafontina fastigata Van Dam p. 749

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeNectogaliniAnderson 1879
genusCrusafontinaGibert 1975
speciesfastigata

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.

Crusafontina fastigata Van Dam 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Van Dam 2004Small Crusafontina species. A1 extremely elongated, about twice as long as broad. Apex highly pointed. Posterolingual corner reduced, with the hypocone close to the meeting point of paracone crest with posterior border. M1 with subdued mesostyle and with short and straight metaloph not connected to the metacone. Posterior cingulum thins out along the metacone and does not reach the hypoconal flange. Very slender, rectangular, and short M2 with pointed parastyle and metastyle, reduced mesostyle, and reduced hypoconal flange. Slender p4 with buccal crest not well developed and posterolingual basin very shallow.