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Eocricetodon meridionalis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eucricetodon meridionalis was named by Wang and Meng (1986). Its type specimen is IVPP V7952.1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caijiachong (IVPP Loc. 80020), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Caijiachong Formation of China. It is the type species of Eocricetodon.

It was recombined as Eocricetodon meridionalis by Wang (2007) and Gomes Rodrigues et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Eucricetodon meridionalis Wang and Meng
2007Eocricetodon meridionalis Wang
2010Eocricetodon meridionalis Gomes Rodrigues et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—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
genusEocricetodon
speciesmeridionalis()

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.

†Eocricetodon meridionalis Wang and Meng 1986
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Yunnan) Eucricetodon meridionalis (175389 175392)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eocricetodon meridionalis (135792 135793 135794 135804 175169 180961 180963 180970 182131 187298 187301 201191)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Eocricetodon meridionalis (75601 175168)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Eocricetodon meridionalis (180971 187259 201162)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eocricetodon meridionalis (182085 187257 187258)