Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: P. Pelaez-Campomanes and R. Daams. 2002. Middle Miocene rodents from Paşalar, Anatolia, Turkey. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(1):125-132
Belongs to Megacricetodon according to P. Pelaez-Campomanes and R. Daams 2002
Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), 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 rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Type specimen: AMPG PSL-217, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.). Its type locality is Pasalar, which is in a MN 5 fluvial siltstone/sandstone in Turkey.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Pasalar
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