†Zegdoumys sbeitlai Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Zegdoumyidae
Full reference: M. Vianey-Liaud, J.-J. Jaeger, J.L. Hartenberger and M. Mahboubi. 1994. Les rongeurs de l'Eocène d'Afrique Nord-Occidentale [Glib Zegdou (Algérie) et Chambi (Tunisie)] et l'origine des anomaluridae. Palaeovertebrata 23(1-4):93-118
Belongs to Zegdoumys according to L. Marivaux et al. 2011
See also Hartenberger et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Zegdoumys lavocati, Zegdoumys namibiensis
Type specimen: CBI 11, a tooth. Its type locality is Jebel Chambi, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine limestone in the Chambi Formation of Tunisia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Jebel Chambi
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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