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Eucricetodon huerzeleri

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eucricetodon huerzeleri was named by Vianey-Liaud (1972). Its type specimen is NHM Basel UM 501, a maxilla (maxillary fragment bearing M1-2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oensingen, which is in a MP 26 terrestrial horizon in Switzerland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. cetinensis, E. collatus, E. collatus, E. murinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Eucricetodon huerzeleri Vianey-Liaud
2014Eucricetodon huerzeleri Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 597

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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
subfamilyEucricetodontinae
genusEucricetodonThaler 1966
specieshuerzeleri

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.

†Eucricetodon huerzeleri Vianey-Liaud 1972
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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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Rupelian or 28.40000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland Eucricetodon huerzeleri (183371)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Switzerland Eucricetodon huerzeleri (184171)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Eucricetodon huerzeleri (172927)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03Switzerland (Solothurn) Eucricetodon huerzeleri (type locality: 183683)