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Democricetodon minor

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetodon minus was named by Lartet (1851). Its type specimen is MNHNP Lartet 10a', a maxilla (dext. with M1, M2), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Democricetodon.

It was recombined as Democricetodon minor by Fahlbusch (1964).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Cricetodon minus Lartet p. 21
1964Democricetodon minor Fahlbusch p. 14

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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
speciesminor(Lartet 1851)

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 minor Lartet 1851
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Lartet 1851Plus petit que notre Souris domestique
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 16.90000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Spain (Zaragoza) Democricetodon minor (36019)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48493 48511 48514)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48515)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon gracilis (36886)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Greece (Thrace) Democricetodon gracilis (69435)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gracilis (44977 45597 45604 45612 45613)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Democricetodon minor (34615)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Democricetodon gracilis (180192)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Democricetodon gracilis (46285)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Democricetodon gracilis (49418 205187)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gracilis (44955 44971 44972 44973 44974 44976) Democricetodon minor (48318)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Switzerland (Zürich) Democricetodon gracilis (46225 46227 46228 46234)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48471)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Cricetodon minus (32191)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Greece (Aegean) Democricetodon gracilis (205389)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Switzerland (Aargau) Democricetodon gracilis (201976)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon gracilis (45603 45614 49517)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Democricetodon gracilis (36889 36976)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Democricetodon gracilis (46264)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Democricetodon gracilis (46276)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Zaragoza) Democricetodon minor (35876 35877)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bayern) Democricetodon minor (48322 48323 48476)