Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: H. de Bruijn, V. Fahlbusch, G. Saraç and E. Uenay. 1993. Early Miocene faunas from the eastern Mediterranean area. Part III. The genera Deperetomys and Cricetodon with a discussion of the evolutionary history of the Cricetodontini. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 96(2):151-216
Belongs to Deperetomys according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Cricetodon (Deperetomys) rhodanicus, Deperetomys calefactus, Deperetomys dingusi, Deperetomys hagni, Deperetomys intermedius, Deperetomys magnus, Deperetomys saltensis
Type specimen: MTA Ki-0" 271, M1 sup. sin., a tooth. Its type locality is Kilcak 0", which is in a Miocene lacustrine horizon in Turkey.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Turkey (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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