Democricetodon brevis Schaub 1925 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combinations: Cricetodon breve, Democricetodon minor brevis

Belongs to Democricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971

See also Fahlbusch 1964

Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon haltmari

Type specimen: NMB GA 83, a mandible (with m1-m3)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (3 collections), France (3), Germany (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (6)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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