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Megacricetodon gregarius

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon gregarius was named by Schaub (1925).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bezianensis, M. germanicus, M. roussillonensis, M. schaubi, M. yenicekentensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Cricetodon gregarius Schaub
1964Democricetodon (Megacricetodon) gregarius Fahlbusch p. 51
1971Megacricetodon gregarius Mein and Freudenthal p. 8

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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()
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()
speciesgregarius(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.

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

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 15.98000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Democricetodon gregarius (48513)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gregarius (48493 48511 48512)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gregarius (48319 48320)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gregarius (48318)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Megacricetodon gregarius (69711)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Neuchâtel) Megacricetodon gregarius (49576)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Megacricetodon gregarius (46277 53571)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Megacricetodon gregarius (34534 49520)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Zaragoza) Megacricetodon gregarius (35876)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gregarius (48321 48322 48323 48476 48483)