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Democricetodon brevis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon breve was named by Schaub (1925). Its type specimen is NMB GA 83, a mandible (with m1-m3), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Democricetodon minor brevis by Fahlbusch (1964); it was recombined as Democricetodon brevis by Mein and Freudenthal (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Cricetodon breve Schaub p. 26 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 8
1964Democricetodon minor brevis Fahlbusch p. 31
1971Democricetodon brevis Mein and Freudenthal p. 8

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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()
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
speciesbrevis(Schaub 1925)

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 brevis Schaub 1925
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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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63China (Jiangsu) Democricetodon brevis (13482)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48514)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48515)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Serbia (Serbia) Cricetodon breve (39714)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) Democricetodon brevis (41813 43400)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon brevis (37050)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Cricetodon breve (32191)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Romania (Bihor) Democricetodon brevis (200044)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon brevis (36889)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Switzerland (Zürich) Democricetodon brevis (46275)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon brevis (49514)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Democricetodon brevis (46288)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Democricetodon minor (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Democricetodon brevis (46276 46277 53571)