Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Neocricetodon lucentensis
Full reference: M. Freudenthal, J.I. Lacomba, and E. Martín Suaréz. 1991. The Cricetidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) from the Late Miocene of Crevillente (prov. Alicante, Spain). Scripta Geologica 96:9-46
Belongs to Cricetulodon according to M. Freudenthal et al. 1998
See also Freudenthal et al. 1991
Sister taxa: Cricetulodon bugesiensis, Cricetulodon hartenbergeri, Cricetulodon meini, Cricetulodon sabadellensis
Type specimen: RGM 404677, a tooth (m1 inf. dext.). Its type locality is Crevillente 17, which is in a MN 12 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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