Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: H. Gomes Rodrigues, L. Marivaux, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2012. The Cricetidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Ulantatal area (Inner Mongolia, China): New data concerning the evolution of Asian cricetids during the Oligocene. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 56:160-179
Belongs to Eucricetodon according to H. Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Eucricetodon aquitanicus, Eucricetodon asiaticus, Eucricetodon atavoides, Eucricetodon caducus, Eucricetodon collatum, Eucricetodon deploratus, Eucricetodon dubius, Eucricetodon gerandianus, Eucricetodon haslachensis, Eucricetodon hochheimensis, Eucricetodon huberi, Eucricetodon huerzeleri, Eucricetodon infralactorensis, Eucricetodon jilantaiensis, Eucricetodon longidens, Eucricetodon margaritae, Eucricetodon martinensis, Eucricetodon moguntiacus, Eucricetodon nanoides, Eucricetodon occasionalis, Eucricetodon praecursor, Eucricetodon quercyi, Eucricetodon thezelensis, Eucricetodon wangae, Eucricetodon youngi
Type specimen: IVPP V17639.1, a tooth. Its type locality is Ulantatal (UTL4), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Ulantatal Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (7 collections), Mongolia (16)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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