Full reference: P. Mein, E. Martín Suárez, and J. Agustí. 1993. Progonomys Schaub, 1938 and Huerzelerimys gen. nov. (Rodentia); their evolution in Western Europe. Scripta Geologica 103:41-64
Parent taxon: Muridae according to P. Mein et al. 1993
See also Cirilli et al. 2016 and Martín Suárez and Freudenthal 1993
Sister taxa: Aethomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Arvicanthis, Bolomys, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Mastacomys, Mastomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys
Subtaxa: Huerzelerimys minor Huerzelerimys oreopitheci Huerzelerimys turoliensis Huerzelerimys vireti
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• MN 13 of Spain (1 collection)
• Miocene of France (2), Italy (1), Spain (17)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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