Aepyocricetus

Aepyocricetus; Temporal range: Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Cricetinae
Genus:	† Aepyocricetus
Species:	†A. liuae
Binomial name
	†Aepyocricetus liuae; Li et. al., 2017

Last updated September 29, 2025

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

↑ 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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[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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