Eucricetodon margaritae Daams et al. 1989 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: R. Daams, M. Freudenthal, J. J. Lacomba and M. A. Alvarez. 1989. Upper Oligocene micromammals from Pareja, Loranca Basin, prov. of Guadalajara, Spain. Scripta Geologica 89:27-56

Belongs to Eucricetodon according to R. Daams et al. 1989

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 martinensis, Eucricetodon moguntiacus, Eucricetodon nanoides, Eucricetodon occasionalis, Eucricetodon praecursor, Eucricetodon quercyi, Eucricetodon thezelensis, Eucricetodon wangae, Eucricetodon youngi

Type specimen: MNCN PAJ 595, a tooth (Left M1). Its type locality is Pareja, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial marl/sandstone in the Lower Detrital Formation of Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Pareja

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