†Cricetops Matthew and Granger 1923 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1923. Nine new rodents from the Oligocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 102:1-10
Parent taxon: Cricetopinae according to O. Maridet and X. Ni 2013
See also Matthew and Granger 1923 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Enginia, Meteamys, Mirabella, Muhsinia, Paracricetops, Selenomys
Subtaxa: Cricetops auster Cricetops caducus Cricetops dormitor Cricetops minor
Type: Cricetops dormitor
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (11 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (11)
Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences
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