Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: Q. Li, J. Meng, and Y. Wang. 2016. New Cricetid Rodents from Strata near the Eocene-Oligocene Boundary in Erden Obo Section (Nei Mongol, China). PLoS ONE 11(5):e0156233:1-17
Belongs to Eucricetodon according to Q. Li et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Eucricetodon aquitanicus, Eucricetodon asiaticus, Eucricetodon atavoides, Eucricetodon bagus, 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 youngi
Type specimen: IVPP V 17807, a partial skull. Its type locality is Urtyn Obo "Upper Red" Beds, which is in an Ulangochuian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Ulan Gocho Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Urtyn Obo "Upper Red" Beds
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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