Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: O. Maridet, W.-Y. Wu, J. Ye, S.-D. Bi, X.-J. Ni and J. Meng. 2011. Early Miocene cricetids (Rodentia) from the Junggar basin (Xinjiang, China) and their biochronological implications. Geobios 44(5):445-459

Belongs to Megacricetodon according to O. Maridet et al. 2011

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

Type specimen: IVPP V16900.4, a tooth (right [upper] M1). Its type locality is XJ 200114, which is in a MN 3 terrestrial horizon in the Suosuoquan Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore