Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Democricetodon (Megacricetodon) gregarius bavaricus
Full reference: V. Fahlbusch. 1964. Die Cricetiden (Mamm.) der Oberen Süßwasser-Molasse Bayerns (Cricetids of the Upper Freshwater Molasse of Bavaria). Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften; mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse; Abhandlungen, neue Folge 118:1-136
Belongs to Megacricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
See also Fahlbusch 1964 and Lalaï 1986
Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon debruijni, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon gregarius, Megacricetodon hellenicus, Megacricetodon ibericus, Megacricetodon lopezae, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon primitivus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei
Type specimen: BSP 1951 XXVII 180, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.).
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (4 collections), Germany (6), Poland (1), Switzerland (4)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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