Megacricetodon primitivus Mein and Freudenthal 1971 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: P. Mein and M. Freudenthal. 1971. Une nouvelle classification des Cricetidae (Mammalia, Rodentia) du Tertiair de l'Europe. Scripta Geologica 2:1-37

Belongs to Megacricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971

Sister taxa: Megacricetodon (Collongomys), Megacricetodon (Megacricetodon), Megacricetodon andrewsi, Megacricetodon bavaricus, Megacricetodon beijiangensis, Megacricetodon bourgeoisi, Megacricetodon collongensis, Megacricetodon crusafonti, Megacricetodon debruijni, Megacricetodon dzhungaricus, Megacricetodon gregarius, Megacricetodon hellenicus, Megacricetodon ibericus, Megacricetodon lopezae, Megacricetodon minor, Megacricetodon minutus, Megacricetodon pusillus, Megacricetodon rafaeli, Megacricetodon similis, Megacricetodon sinensis, Megacricetodon yei

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (1 collection), Greece (4), Spain (2)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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