taxonID	type	description	language	source
03862E25FFDBC52FFF0683C833D2F93C.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE: IVPP V 15349.1, a fragmentary right maxilla with M 1 – M 3 (fig. 3) REFERRED MATERIAL: IVPP V 15349.2, a fragmentary right maxilla with M 1 – M 3; V 15349.3, a right M 1; V 15349.4, a right M 2; V 15349.5 - 6, 2 right M 3; V 15349.7, a left maxilla with M 1 – M 3; V 15349.8, a left maxilla with M 1 – M 3; V 15349.9, a left maxilla with the zygomatic plate and M 1; V 15349.10 – 11, 2 left M 2; V 15349.12 – 13, 2 left M 2; V 15349.14 – 15, 2 left M 3; V 15349.16 – 19, 4 right upper incisors; V 15349.20 – 22, 3 left upper incisors; V 15349.23, an almost complete left mandible except the broken angular process; V 15349.24, a left fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 1 – 3; V 15349.25, a left fragmentary mandible with m 1 – m 3; V 15349.26, a left fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 1 – m 3; V 15349.27, a left fragmentary mandible with m 1 – m 3; V 15349.28, a left fragmentary mandible with the incisor; V 15349.29, a left fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 1 – m 2; V 15349.30, a left fragmentary mandible with the incisor, m 1, and m 3; V 15349.31, a left fragmentary mandible with m 2; V 15349.32, a left fragmentary mandible with m 1 – m 2; V 15349.33 - 34, 2 left m 1; V 15349.35, a left m 2; V 15349.36 – 37, 2 isolated m 3; V 15349.38, a right fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 1 – m 3; V 15349.39, a right fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 2; V 15349.40, a right fragmentary mandible with the incisor and m 1 – m 3; V 15349.41, a right fragmentary mandible with m 2 – m 3; V 15349.42, a right fragmentary mandible with m 1 – m 2; V 15349.43, a right fragmentary mandible with m 2 – m 3; V 15349.44, a right fragmentary mandible with m 1 – m 2; V 15349.45 – 46, 2 right m 3; V 15350.1, a baculum; V 15350.2 – 3, 2 almost complete right humeri except the broken proximal end; V 15350.4, a left humerus except broken proximal end; V 15350.5 – 6, 2 distal portions of left humeri; V 15350.7, proximal portion of a right ulna; V 15350.8 – 10, 3 proximal portions of left ulnae; V 15350.11 – 12, 2 distal left ulnar ends; V 15350.13, a complete right femur except the broken distal end; V 15350.14 – 17, 4 fragmentary right femurs; V 15350.18 – 19, 2 fragmentary left femurs. V 15350.20 – 21, 2 complete right tibiae except the broken proximal end; V 15350.22 – 23, 2 complete left tibiae except the broken proximal end; V 15350.24 – 26, 3 fragmentary left tibiae; V 15350.27, a right calcaneus.	en	Bi, Shundong, Meng, Jin, Wu, Wenyu (2008): A new species of Megacricetodon (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of northern Junggar Basin, China. American Museum Novitates 3602 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2008)3602[1:ANSOMC]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2008)3602%5B1%3AANSOMC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
03862E25FFDBC52FFF0683C833D2F93C.taxon	description	LOCALITY AND AGE: Site XJ 98018 (46 ° 40.128 9 N, 88 ° 30.846 9 E) at the Tieersihabahe locality in the northern Junggar Basin of China. The first sand bed of the Halamagai Formation, early Middle Miocene.	en	Bi, Shundong, Meng, Jin, Wu, Wenyu (2008): A new species of Megacricetodon (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of northern Junggar Basin, China. American Museum Novitates 3602 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2008)3602[1:ANSOMC]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2008)3602%5B1%3AANSOMC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
03862E25FFDBC52FFF0683C833D2F93C.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY: The species name, yei, is in honor of our colleague, professor Jie Ye, for his contribution to the study of Cenozoic stratigraphy and mammals in northern Xinjiang and discovery of the locality. REPOSITORY: The specimens are housed in the collections of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.	en	Bi, Shundong, Meng, Jin, Wu, Wenyu (2008): A new species of Megacricetodon (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of northern Junggar Basin, China. American Museum Novitates 3602 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2008)3602[1:ANSOMC]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2008)3602%5B1%3AANSOMC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
03862E25FFDBC52FFF0683C833D2F93C.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: A Megacricetodon species of medium size, M 1 with clearly split anterocone, presence of the labial spur of the anterolophule and the posterior spur of the paracone in some M 1 s, medium to long mesoloph in M 1 – 2, frequent occurrences of the double protolophules in M 2 of the collection, M 2 metalophule transverse or posteriorly directed, m 1 anteroconid simple, mesolophid of medium length in m 1 – 2, and presence of the entepicondylar foramen in the humerus. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: Differs from Megacricetodon (5 Aktaumys) dzhungaricus in having slightly smaller size; better bifurcated M 1 anterocone; shorter mesoloph in M 1 and M 2; fewer occurrences of the labial spur of the anterolophule in M 1; fewer occurrences of double protolophule and metalophule in M 2. Differs from any other known species of Megacricetodon in having the following combination of features: well-bifurcated M 1 anterocone; presence of a labial spur of the anterolophule in many M 1 s, double protolophules in most M 2 s, the presence of the posterior spur of paracone, and long mesoloph in M 1 and M 2, and single m 1 anteroconid.	en	Bi, Shundong, Meng, Jin, Wu, Wenyu (2008): A new species of Megacricetodon (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Miocene of northern Junggar Basin, China. American Museum Novitates 3602 (1): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2008)3602[1:ANSOMC]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2008)3602%5B1%3AANSOMC%5D2.0.CO%3B2
