Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synonyms: Cricetodon cournonense Lavocat 1951, Cricetodon gergovianum Croizet and Gervais 1848
Full reference: M. Vianey-Liaud. 1972. Contribution à l'étude des Cricétidés oligocènes d'Europe occidentale. Palaeovertebrata 5:1-44
Belongs to Eucricetodon according to M. Vianey-Liaud 1972
Sister taxa: Eucricetodon aquitanicus, Eucricetodon asiaticus, Eucricetodon atavoides, Eucricetodon bagus, Eucricetodon caducus, Eucricetodon collatum, Eucricetodon deploratus, Eucricetodon dubius, Eucricetodon gerandianus, Eucricetodon haslachensis, Eucricetodon hochheimensis, Eucricetodon huberi, Eucricetodon huerzeleri, Eucricetodon infralactorensis, Eucricetodon jilantaiensis, Eucricetodon longidens, Eucricetodon margaritae, Eucricetodon martinensis, Eucricetodon moguntiacus, Eucricetodon nanoides, Eucricetodon occasionalis, Eucricetodon praecursor, Eucricetodon thezelensis, Eucricetodon wangae, Eucricetodon youngi
Type specimens:
- Eucricetodon quercyi: MNHN PFR 8506, a mandible. Its type locality is Pech du Fraysse, which is in a MP 28 terrestrial horizon in France.
- Cricetodon cournonense:
- Cricetodon gergovianum:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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