Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Cricetodon dubius
Synonym: Cricetodon praecursor Schaub 1925
Belongs to Eucricetodon according to M. Freudenthal 1994
See also Brunet 1979 and Vianey-Liaud 1972
Sister taxa: Eucricetodon aquitanicus, Eucricetodon asiaticus, Eucricetodon atavoides, Eucricetodon bagus, Eucricetodon caducus, Eucricetodon collatum, Eucricetodon deploratus, Eucricetodon gerandianus, Eucricetodon haslachensis, Eucricetodon hochheimensis, Eucricetodon huberi, Eucricetodon huerzeleri, Eucricetodon infralactorensis, Eucricetodon jilantaiensis, Eucricetodon longidens, Eucricetodon margaritae, Eucricetodon martinensis, Eucricetodon moguntiacus, Eucricetodon nanoides, Eucricetodon occasionalis, Eucricetodon praecursor, Eucricetodon quercyi, Eucricetodon thezelensis, Eucricetodon wangae, Eucricetodon youngi
Type specimens:
- Eucricetodon dubius: NMB QT764, a mandible (sin.m1-m3)
- Cricetodon praecursor: UM 1226, a tooth. Its type locality is Rickenbach, which is in a Chattian terrestrial horizon in Switzerland.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Spain (2 collections), Switzerland (1), Turkey (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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