Pseudomeriones latidens Sen 2001 (gerbil)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Full reference: S. Sen. 2001. Rodents and insectivores from the Upper Miocene of Molayan, Afghanistan. Palaeontology 44(5):913-932

Belongs to Pseudomeriones according to S. Sen 2001

Sister taxa: Pseudomeriones abbreviatus, Pseudomeriones megistos, Pseudomeriones pythagorasi

Type specimen: MNHN MOL-65, a tooth (m1 inf. sin.). Its type locality is Molayan, which is in a Turolian fluvial claystone in the Khurdkabul Formation of Afghanistan.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Afghanistan (1 collection), Turkey (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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