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Megacricetodon similis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Megacricetodon similis was named by Fahlbusch (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—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
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusMegacricetodon()
speciessimilisFahlbusch 1964

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.

†Megacricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 6 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 13.82000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Megacricetodon similis (201492)
Astaracian15.98 - 11.63Serbia (Toplica) Megacricetodon similis (236048)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Megacricetodon similis (56738)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon similis (46273 46287)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Megacricetodon similis (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon similis (49514)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Megacricetodon similis (46288)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Megacricetodon similis (46276)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Neuchâtel) Megacricetodon similis (49576)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Zaragoza) Megacricetodon similis (35876)