Tribe Microtini Simpson 1945 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1945. The principles of classification and a classification of mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 85:1-350

Parent taxon: Microtinae according to L. D. Martin 1975

See also Simpson 1945

Sister taxa: Fiber, Microtoscoptini, Nebraskomys, Pliolemmus, Predicrostonyx, Proneofiber, Sycium

Subtaxa: Promimomys Propliophenacomys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Tajikistan (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Armenia (3), Greece (4), Hungary (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), Moldova (1), Tajikistan (2), Türkiye (2)

• Turolian of Greece (1)

• Hemphillian of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon)

• Miocene of Austria (1)

Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences

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