Spanocricetodon ningensis Li 1977 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: C. Li. 1977. Spanocricetodon, A new Miocene cricetodontine rodent from Fangshan, Nanjing. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 15(1):67-75

Belongs to Spanocricetodon according to C. Li 1977

Sister taxa: Spanocricetodon janvieri, Spanocricetodon sinuosus

Type specimen: IVPP V4342, a mandible (sin with m1-m3). Its type locality is Dongxuanguan beds, Fangshan, Jiangning county, Nanjing, which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone/claystone in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dongxuanguan beds, Fangshan, Jiangning county, Nanjing

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