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Eucricetodon jilantaiensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eucricetodon jilantaiensis was named by Gomes Rodrigues et al. (2012). Its type specimen is IVPP V17632.1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulantatal (UTL4), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial sandstone/siltstone in the Ulantatal Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Eucricetodon jilantaiensis Gomes Rodrigues et al.

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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
subfamilyEucricetodontinae
genusEucricetodonThaler 1966
speciesjilantaiensis

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.

†Eucricetodon jilantaiensis Gomes Rodrigues et al. 2012
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (135792 180955)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (175406)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (75588 180971 180972)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (180983)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (75598)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Nei Mongol) Eucricetodon jilantaiensis (175407 type locality: 175408 175409 175410 175411 175412)