Democricetodon kaonou Mein and Ginsburg 1997 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: P. Mein and L. Ginsburg. 1997. Les mammiferes du gisement miocene inferieure de Li Mae Long, Thailande; Systematique biostratigraphie et paleoenvironment. Geodiversitas 19(4):783-844

Belongs to Democricetodon according to P. Mein and L. Ginsburg 1997

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

Type specimen: T Li 191, a tooth (right M/1). Its type locality is Li Mae Long, which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial horizon in Thailand.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Li Mae Long

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