Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Belongs to Megacricetodon according to Garcia Moreno 1986
Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon bavaricus, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon debruijni, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon gregarius, Megacricetodon hellenicus, Megacricetodon ibericus, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon primitivus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Simancas 2, which is in a MN 6 terrestrial horizon in Spain
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Simancas 2
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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