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 khani, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon haltmari
Type specimen: NMB GA 83, a mandible (with m1-m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (3), France (3), Germany (2), Romania (1), Serbia (1), Switzerland (6)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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