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Taxonomy
Dinosorex was named by Engesser (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Sorex sansaniensis.
It was assigned to Soricidae by Carroll (1988); and to Heterosoricinae by Engesser (1972), Engesser (1975), Rzebik-Kowalska (1994) and Ziegler (1998).
It was assigned to Soricidae by Carroll (1988); and to Heterosoricinae by Engesser (1972), Engesser (1975), Rzebik-Kowalska (1994) and Ziegler (1998).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1972 | Dinosorex Engesser pp. 80-81,84 |
1975 | Dinosorex Engesser p. 667 |
1988 | Dinosorex Carroll |
1994 | Dinosorex Rzebik-Kowalska |
1998 | Dinosorex Ziegler p. 121 |
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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. †Dinosorex Engesser 1972
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†Dinosorex anatolicus van den Hoek Ostende 1995
†Dinosorex engesseri Rabeder 1998
†Dinosorex huerzeleri Engesser 1975
†Dinosorex pachygnathus Engesser 1972
†Dinosorex sansaniensis Lartet 1851
†Dinosorex zapfei Engesser 1975
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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B. Engesser 1972 | Representant of subfamily Heterosoricinae with pigmantation on the tips of the teeth; two antemolars (Zwischenzähne) in the lower jaw, the one placed more anterior is bigger. Similar to Trimylus, but on lower M1 and M2 with a hypoconid-ridge (Hypconid-Hinterarm) leading behind the entoconid, mostly seperated from entoconid by a groove. | |
B. Engesser 1975 | Vertreter der Unterfamilie der Heterosoricinae mit stark pigmentierten Zahnspitzen, sehr kräftigem unterem Incisiven und massigem Ramus horizontalis der mandibel. Foramen mentale unter m2 inf.; zwei bis fünf Zwischenzähne zwischen i und m1 in Unterkiefer; Massetergrube der Mandibel zweigeteilt. | |
R. Ziegler 1998 | i inf. nicht gezähnt, i inf-Hinterrand bis unter Trigonid des m1, Fossa masseterica zweigeteilt. |