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Mesocricetus primitivus
Taxonomy
Mesocricetus primitivus was named by de Bruijn et al. (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is IVAU MA-113, m2 inf. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Mesocricetus primitivus de Bruijn et al. p. 554 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 10 |
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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.
†Mesocricetus primitivus de Bruijn et al. 1970
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. de Bruijn et al. 1970 | Small Mesocricetus with well-developed meslophids in m2 and m3. The labial branch of the anterior cingulum is relatively strong in M2 and M3. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Greece (Chalkidiki) | Mesocricetus primitivus (191612) | |
| Turolian - Ruscinian | Greece (Xanthi) | Mesocricetus primitivus (205296 205297) | |
| MN 13 | Greece (Rhodes) | Mesocricetus primitivus (type locality: 68046) | |
| Ruscinian | Turkey (Ankara) | Mesocricetus primitivus (34370) |