Revision of medium-sized Cricetidae from the Miocene of the Daroca-Villafeliche area in the Calatayud-Teruel Basin (Zaragoza, Spain)

  1. Meulen, Albert Jan van der
  2. Peláez-Campomanes de Labra, Pablo
  3. Daams, Remmert
Journal:
Coloquios de Paleontología

ISSN: 1132-1660

Year of publication: 2003

Issue: 1

Pages: 385-441

Type: Article

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Abstract

Revision of Democricetodon (excluding D. sulcatus and D. cf gaillardi), Fahlbuschia, Pseudofahlbuschia and Renzimys from the Aragonian type area (Spain) results in the synonymization of the four genera, Democricetodon prevailing according to the rules of priority. Democricetodon decipiens is synonymized with D. corcolesi, D. darocensis with D. larteti, and Renzimys bilobatus with D. crusafonti. One new species of Democricetodon (D. moralesi n.sp.) is defined.Two partly contemporaneous evolutionary lineages are recognized: the Democricetodon hispanicus - D. lacombai lineage (D. hispanicus-D. moralesi n.sp.-D. jordensi-D. lacombai) and the Democricetodon... (Ver más) franconicus - D. crusafonti lineage (D. franconicus-D. koenigswaldi-D. larteti- D. crusafonti).