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Democricetodon freisingensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Democricetodon freisingensis was named by Fahlbusch (1964).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Democricetodon freisingensis Fahlbusch

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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
speciesfreisingensisFahlbusch 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.

†Democricetodon freisingensis 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 20.45000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Democricetodon freisingensis (37239)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Democricetodon gaillardi (46288)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Romania (Bihor) Democricetodon freisingensis (200051)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Democricetodon gaillardi (49520)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Democricetodon gaillardi (46276)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Democricetodon gaillardi (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Neuchâtel) Democricetodon freisingensis (49576)