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Crusafontina kormosi

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Anourosorex kormosi was named by Bachmayer and Wilson (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMW 1970/1389 Mandible dext. with m1-m3, a mandible. Its type locality is Kohfidisch, which is in a MN 11 terrestrial horizon in Austria.

It was recombined as Crusafontina kormosi by Van Dam (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Anourosorex kormosi Bachmayer and Wilson p. 551 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 20
2004Crusafontina kormosi Van Dam p. 750

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeNectogaliniAnderson 1879
genusCrusafontinaGibert 1975
specieskormosi()

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.

†Crusafontina kormosi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. Bachmayer and R. W. Wilson 1970Size somewhat smaller than the living Anourosorex squamipes. Theeth faintly pigmented ? Dental formula 1/1, 4/2, 3/3. Posteriror borders of P4-M1 emarginate. P4 with somewhat pointed anterior margin. M1 relatively wide transversely. Upper articular condyle of lower jaw oval rather than triangular. Lower articular condyle slightly visible in external view, anterior edge not extending forward beyond posterior border of superior pterygoid fossa. A relatively obscure pterygoid spicule. m3 reduced, but with small basined heel. Weak labial cingula in molars. Entoconids of molars slightly crested.
J. A. Van Dam 2004Medium-sized Crusafontina species. The I1 apex is long, with L/H smaller than about 1.40. M1 metastyle and parastyle extending buccally about equally far and hypoconal flange not protruding lingually. i1 bicuspulate. m3 talonid either with closed basin, with terminal heel or missing. m3–m1 length ratio smaller than about 0.40.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 11 to the top of the MN 14 or 8.70000 to 4.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 118.7 - 7.75Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Anourosorex kormosi (69802)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Anourosorex sp. (32649)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Anourosorex kormosi (type locality: 37789)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Ukraine (Odessa) Crusafontina kormosi (168005)