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Cricetodon jotae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon jotae was named by Mein and Freudenthal (1971). Its type specimen is IPMC MA 983, a tooth (M1 sup, sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Manchones, which is in the Miocene of horizon Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. affine, C. collongensis, C. gaillardi, C. helveticus, C. verteegi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Cricetodon jotae Mein and Freudenthal pp. 9, 18

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusCricetodonLartet 1851
speciesjotae

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.

†Cricetodon jotae Mein and Freudenthal 1971
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971Plus grand que C. meini; le métalophulide postérieur est plus rare que chez C. meini, le métalophulide antérieur par contre est plus fréquent; les ectolophes sont plus développés, mais aucune ectolophe ne forme une connection continue.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 6 or 15.97000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Zaragoza) Cricetodon jotae (type locality: 35874)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Cricetodon jotae (45604)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) Cricetodon jotae (38137 38157)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Cricetodon jotae (45603 45610 45611 45614)