Aepyocricetus

Aepyocricetus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: †
Species:
†A. liuae
Binomial name
†Aepyocricetus liuae
Li et. al., 2017

Aepyocricetus is an extinct genus of cricetine rodent that lived in the Tibetan Plateau during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus containing the species A. liuae.[1]

References

  1. ^ Li, Qiang; Stidham, Thomas A.; Ni, Xijun; Li, Lüzhou (2 November 2017). "Two new Pliocene hamsters (Cricetidae, Rodentia) from southwestern Tibet (China), and their implications for rodent dispersal 'into Tibet'". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (6): e1403443. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1403443. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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