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Rhodanodolichotis vucetichae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Rhodanodolichotis vucetichae was named by Walton (1990) [Holotype: IGM-DU 86-370a, right mandible with p4-m3 Etymology vucetichae: in honor to M. Guiomar Vucetich, paleontologist and educator.]. Its type specimen is IGM-DU 86-370a, a mandible (right mandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Rhodanodolichotis vucetichae Walton

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
subfamilyDolichotinae
genusRhodanodolichotis
speciesvucetichae

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. H. Walton 1990Large species of Rhodanodolichotis. Sulci on both anterior and posterior prisms in lower molars. Sulcus on anterior prism shallow. Transverse length of anterior prism greater than posterior prism. Posterior prism of p4 projects lingually. Middle prism on p4 extends almost to labial extreme of posterior prism. Anterior prism length half transverse length of posterior prism. Dentine tracks narrow. Lateral crest high on jaw, prominent, terminates anteriorly at level of anterior m2.