Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Cricetodon (Deperetomys) hagni, Cricetodon hagni, Cricetodon sansaniensis hagni
Synonym: Turkomys stephanodus Kretzoi 1978
Full reference: V. Fahlbusch. 1964. Die Cricetiden (Mamm.) der Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse Bayerns (Cricetids of the Upper Freshwater Molasse of Bavaria). Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften; mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse; Abhandlungen, neue Folge 118:1-136
Belongs to Deperetomys according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1993
See also Engesser 1972, Fahlbusch 1964 and Mein and Freudenthal 1971
Sister taxa: Cricetodon (Deperetomys) rhodanicus, Deperetomys anatolicus, Deperetomys calefactus, Deperetomys dingusi, Deperetomys intermedius, Deperetomys magnus, Deperetomys saltensis
Type specimens:
- Deperetomys hagni: BSP 1952 XIV 259, a maxilla (sin with M1-M2)
- Turkomys stephanodus:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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