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Neocricetodon lavocati

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetulus lavocati was named by Hugueney and Mein (1965) [In the original description the type specimen was considered an M2, but it was reinterpreted by Freudenthal et al., 1998]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is FSL 65212, a tooth (M3 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Lissieu (Miocene micromammals), which is in a MN 13 terrestrial horizon in France.

It was recombined as Kowalskia lavocati by de Bruijn (1976); it was recombined as Neocricetodon lavocati by Freudenthal et al. (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Cricetulus lavocati Hugueney and Mein
1976Kowalskia lavocati de Bruijn p. 369
1998Neocricetodon lavocati Freudenthal et al. p. 38

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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
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusNeocricetodonSchaub 1934
specieslavocati(Hugueney and Mein 1965)

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.

Neocricetodon lavocati Hugueney and Mein 1965
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 13 to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 6.96500 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Kowalskia lavocati (201497)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Kowalskia lavocati (195562)
MN 136.965 - 5.09France (Rhone) Cricetulus lavocati (type locality: 68218)