†Cricetus lophidens de Bruijn et al. 1970 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Full reference: H. de Bruijn, M.R. Dawson, and P. Mein. 1970. Upper Pliocene Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Insectivora (Mammalia) from the isle of Rhodes (Greece). I, II and III. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 73(5):535-584
Belongs to Cricetus according to H. de Bruijn et al. 1970
Sister taxa: Cricetus barrieri, Cricetus cricetus, Cricetus kormosi
Type specimen: IVAU MA- 16, M1 sup. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is Maritsa, which is in a MN 13 fissure fill horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Maritsa
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