Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: M. Hugueney. 1971. Pseudocricetodon philippi, nouvell espèce de Cricétidé (Rodentia, Mammalia) de l'Oligocène moyen de Saint-Martin-de-Castillon (Vaucluse). Comptes Rendus d'Academie des Sciences, Paris 272:2533-2535
Belongs to Pseudocricetodon according to M. Hugueney 1971
Sister taxa: Pseudocricetodon adroveri, Pseudocricetodon heissigi, Pseudocricetodon incertus, Pseudocricetodon moguntiacus, Pseudocricetodon montalbanensis, Pseudocricetodon montalbensis, Pseudocricetodon nawabi, Pseudocricetodon simplex, Pseudocricetodon thaleri, Allocricetodon cornelii
Type specimen: FSL 97377, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Locus C, Saint Martin de Castillon, excavation in 1970-1971, which is in a MP 24 terrestrial marl/lignite in the Calcaires de Vacheres Formation of France.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (4 collections), Germany (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1), Turkey (4)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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