Eucricetodon youngi Li and Qiu 1980 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: C.-k. Li and Z.-d. Qiu. 1980. Early Miocene mammalian fossils of Xining Basin, Qinghai. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(3):198-214

Belongs to Eucricetodon according to C.-k. Li and Z.-d. Qiu 1980

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 quercyi, Eucricetodon thezelensis, Eucricetodon wangae

Type specimen: IVPP V.5990

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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