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Niglarodon
Taxonomy
Niglarodon was named by Black (1961). Its type is Niglarodon koerneri.
It was assigned to Aplodontidae by Black (1961), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Meniscomyinae by Korth (2009).
It was assigned to Aplodontidae by Black (1961), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Meniscomyinae by Korth (2009).
Species
N. blacki, N. brachyodon, N. koerneri (type species), N. loneyi, N. petersonensis, N. progressus, N. yeariani
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-08
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Niglarodon Black p. 2 figs. Figure 1a & b |
| 1997 | Niglarodon McKenna and Bell |
| 2009 | Niglarodon Korth p. 101 |
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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. †Niglarodon Black 1961
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†Niglarodon blacki Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon brachyodon Korth 2009
†Niglarodon koerneri Black 1961
†Niglarodon loneyi Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon petersonensis Nichols 1976
†Niglarodon progressus Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon yeariani Nichols 1976
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. C. Black 1961 | Jaw slender and less robust than that of Meniscomys or Sewellelodon; teeth rooted, more hypsodont than in Haplomys or Allomys, less so than in Meniscomys and Sewel- lelodon; flexids persisting to, or near, tooth base; molars of equal size; posterior protoconid arm well developed, passing across the molars to prominent mesostylid on M r M 3 ; principal cusps prominent with ; buccal and lingual flexids deep; mesoconid extremely large on P4.
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