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Democricetodon affinis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Democricetodon affinis was named by Schaub (1925).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Democricetodon affinis Schaub

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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
speciesaffinisSchaub 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 affinis Schaub 1925
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†Democricetodon affinis cretensis de Bruijn and Meulenkamp 1972
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 15.98000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon affinis (48511 48514)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Democricetodon affinis (34615)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon affinis (36887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon affinis (36889 36976)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Democricetodon affinis (46277 53571)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon affinis (48322 48324 48468)