Cricetodon jumaensis Rummel 2001 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: M. Rummel. 2001. Ein neuer Cricetodon aus dem Miozän von Petersbuch bei Eichstätt. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde B 311:1-6

Belongs to Cricetodon according to M. Rummel 2001

Sister taxa: Cricetodon (Cricetodon), Cricetodon (Pseudoruscinomys), Cricetodon albanensis, Cricetodon aliveriensis, Cricetodon aureus, Cricetodon caucasicus, Cricetodon goklerensis, Cricetodon hungaricus, Cricetodon jotae, Cricetodon kasapligili, Cricetodon meini, Cricetodon sansaniensis, Cricetodon schaubii, Cricetodon tobieni, Cricetodon versteegi

Type specimen: SMF 2000/254, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.). Its type locality is Petersbuch 18, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fissure fill horizon in Germany.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (3 collections), Switzerland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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