†Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. 1998 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: M. Freudenthal, P. Mein, and E. Martín-Suárez. 1998. Revision of Late Miocene and Pliocene Cricetinae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Spain and France. Treballs del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona 7:11-93
Belongs to Apocricetus according to M. Freudenthal et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Apocricetus angustidens, Apocricetus barrierei, Apocricetus plinii
Type specimen: IVAU CR6 111, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.). Its type locality is Crevillente 6, which is in a MN 13 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• MN 13 of Spain (1 collection)
• Miocene of Spain (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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