Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synonym: Megacricetodon freudenthali Garcia Moreno 1986
Belongs to Megacricetodon according to M. Freudenthal 1968
Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon bavaricus, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon gregarius, Megacricetodon hellenicus, Megacricetodon ibericus, Megacricetodon lopezae, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon primitivus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Type specimens:
- Megacricetodon debruijni: Its type locality is Pedregueras II C, which is in the Vallesian of horizon Spain
- Megacricetodon freudenthali: Its type locality is Ampudia 9, which is in a MN 9 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), Spain (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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