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Niglarodon

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy

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by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Niglarodon Black p. 2 figs. Figure 1a & b
1997Niglarodon McKenna and Bell
2009Niglarodon Korth p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyMeniscomyinaeRensberger 1981
genusNiglarodon

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. C. Black 1961Jaw 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.