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Democricetodon franconicus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Democricetodon franconicus was named by Fahlbusch (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. doukasi, D. kohatensis, D. larteti, D. nemoralis, D. schaubi, D. suensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Democricetodon franconicus Fahlbusch
2005Democricetodon franconicus Vasileiadou and Koufos p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusDemocricetodon
speciesfranconicusFahlbusch 1966

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Democricetodon franconicus Fahlbusch 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 4 or 20.00000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Democricetodon franconicus (69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Greece Democricetodon franconicus (68032)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon franconicus (36883 36884 36885)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Greece (Euboea) Democricetodon franconicus (205044)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Democricetodon franconicus (46284)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Greece (Thrace) Democricetodon franconicus (69435)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Greece (Macedonia) Democricetodon mutilus (73861)