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Megacricetodon minor

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Megacricetodon minor was named by Lartet (1851).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bezianensis, M. germanicus, M. roussillonensis, M. schaubi, M. yenicekentensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Megacricetodon minor Lartet

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
genusMegacricetodon()
speciesminorLartet 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.

†Megacricetodon minor Lartet 1851
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Orleanian to the top of the MN 9 or 20.00000 to 9.70000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Megacricetodon minor (136269)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Megacricetodon minor (35751)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Spain (Madrid) Megacricetodon minor (40747)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon minor (44977 45597 45598 45604 45612 45613)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Megacricetodon minor (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon minor (46229 46234 46236) Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minor (46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Megacricetodon minor (48325)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Megacricetodon minor (49418 205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon minor (44974 44975 44976)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Megacricetodon minor (32191)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Megacricetodon minor (36887)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Greece (Mygdonia) Megacricetodon minor (205366)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain Megacricetodon minor (197676)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Spain (Soria) Megacricetodon minor (40755)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Hungary Megacricetodon minor (68118)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon minor (49578) Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minor (46272)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon minor (45603 45610 45611 49517 49521 49522) Megacricetodon similis (45614)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Megacricetodon minor (46274)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Switzerland (Zürich) Megacricetodon minor (46275)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Megacricetodon minor (49520)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Megacricetodon minor (70806 78058)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Neuchâtel) Megacricetodon minor (49576)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bayern) Megacricetodon minor (49514 49516)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain (Cataluña) Megacricetodon minor (92640)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Megacricetodon minor (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Portugal (Setúbal) Megacricetodon minor (65952)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Megacricetodon minor (46276 46277 53571)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Spain (Cataluña) Megacricetodon minor (78574)