Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: H. de Bruijn, M.R. Dawson, and P. Mein. 1970. Upper Pliocene Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Insectivora (Mammalia) from the isle of Rhodes (Greece). I, II and III. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 73(5):535-584
Belongs to Mesocricetus according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1970
Sister taxon: Mesocricetus auratus
Type specimen: IVAU MA-113, m2 inf. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Turkey (1 collection)
• MN 13 of Greece (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Greece (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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