Cricetulodon fossil map
Where fossils of Cricetulodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04–5.333 million years ago (Aquitanian to Messinian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Named by | Hartenberger 1965 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Spain, France, Greece |
| Rock formations | txn:41724, Olesa-Les Fonts alluvial system |
About Cricetulodon
Cricetulodon is an extinct genus of muroid rodent named in 1965. It lived from the Middle Aragonian to the late Turolian. It is sometimes classified with its close relatives in the Cricetodon-Ruscinomys group, which lived in total for 17 million years from 20 million years ago to approximately 3 million years ago.
The genus includes the following species:
Cricetulodon bugesiensis
Cricetulodon hartenbergeri
Cricetulodon lucentensis
Cricetulodon meini
Cricetulodon sabadellensis
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cricetulodon (revision 1358263385), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q1139890.
