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