Aepyocricetus
| Aepyocricetus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Cricetinae |
| Genus: | †Aepyocricetus |
| Species: | †A. liuae
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| †Aepyocricetus liuae Li et. al., 2017
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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
[edit]- ^ 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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