Paracricetops

Paracricetops; Temporal range: Early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	† Paracricetops
Species:	†P. virgatoincisus
Binomial name
	†Paracricetops virgatoincisus; Maridet & Ni, 2013

Last updated August 15, 2025

Paracricetops is an extinct genus of rodents that lived during the Rupelian stage of the Oligocene epoch.

Distribution

Paracricetops virgatoincisus fossils are known from the Caijiachong locality in Yunnan.^[1]

References

↑ Maridet, Olivier; Ni, Xijun (8 January 2013). "A new cricetid rodent from the early Oligocene of Yunnan, China, and its evolutionary implications for early Eurasian cricetids" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 33 (1): 185–194. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.710283. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 13 March 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Maridet, Olivier; Ni, Xijun (8 January 2013). "A new cricetid rodent from the early Oligocene of Yunnan, China, and its evolutionary implications for early Eurasian cricetids" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 33 (1): 185–194. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.710283. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 13 March 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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