Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: R. Daams and M. Freudenthal. 1988. Cricetidae from the type-Aragonian; the genus Megacricetodon. Scripta Geologica Special Issue 1:39-132
Belongs to Megacricetodon according to R. Daams and M. Freudenthal 1988
Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon bavaricus, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon debruijni, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon gregarius, Megacricetodon hellenicus, Megacricetodon ibericus, Megacricetodon lopezae, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon primitivus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Type specimen: IVAU ARM7 1320, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Armantes, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Armantes
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