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Megacricetodon collongensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Megacricetodon collongensis was named by Mein (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Megacricetodon collongensis Mein

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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
subfamilyCricetodontinaeStehlin and Schaub 1951
genusMegacricetodon()
speciescollongensisMein 1958

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.

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

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Zaragoza) Megacricetodon collongensis (40716)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Megacricetodon collongensis (69098)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) Megacricetodon collongensis (41813 43400)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Valencia) Megacricetodon collongensis (40031)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Megacricetodon collongensis (36884 36885 36886 37050)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Megacricetodon collongensis (36877)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon collongensis (46268 46269)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Megacricetodon collongensis (46284)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Spain Megacricetodon collongensis (70805)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Megacricetodon collongensis (90354)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Megacricetodon collongensis (46955)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Megacricetodon collongensis (32071 32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Portugal (Região Centro) Megacricetodon collongensis (136322 136334)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) Megacricetodon collongensis (197674)