Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: P. Mein and M. Freudenthal. 1971. Une nouvelle classification des Cricetidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Tertiair de l'Europe. Scripta Geologica 2:1-37
Parent taxon: Megacricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
Sister taxa: 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 lopezae, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon primitivus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Subtaxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys) lappi
Type: Megacricetodon (Collongomys) lappi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Germany (5), Switzerland (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence