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Megacricetodon bavaricus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Democricetodon (Megacricetodon) gregarius bavaricus was named by Fahlbusch (1964). Its type specimen is BSP 1951 XXVII 180, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Megacricetodon bavaricus by Mein and Freudenthal (1971) and Lalaï (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Democricetodon (Megacricetodon) gregarius bavaricus Fahlbusch p. 51 figs. Fig. 34e; Pl. 4, fig. 18
1971Megacricetodon bavaricus Mein and Freudenthal p. 7
1986Megacricetodon bavaricus Lalaï

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusMegacricetodon()
speciesbavaricus()

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.

Megacricetodon bavaricus Fahlbusch 1964
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. Fahlbusch 1964Eine Unterart von Democricetodon (Megacric.) gregarius (Schaub) von geringerer Größe mit folgenden Besonderheiten: Untere Molaren: Vorderknospe des m1 meist breit, nur selten rund oder vorne gefurcht. Außenbucht weniger nach rückwärts gebogen als bei Democricetodon (Megacric.) gregarius gregarius. Obere Molaren: Vorderknospe des M1 weniger tief gefurcht. Innenbucht nur selten leicht nach vorne gebogen. Rückwärtiger Paraconussporn schwächer und kürzer als bei Democricetodon (Megacric.) gregarius gregarius.