Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Cricetodon breve, Democricetodon minor brevis
Belongs to Democricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
See also Fahlbusch 1964
Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon romieviensis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon kaonou
Type specimen: NMB GA 83, a mandible (with m1-m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (3 collections), France (3), Germany (1), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Switzerland (6)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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