†subfamily Protophiomyinae Coster et al. 2012 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: P. Coster, M. Benammi, M. Salem, A. A. Bilal, Y. Chaimanee, X. Valentin, M. Brunet and J.-J. Jaeger. 2012. New hystricognathous rodents from the early Oligocene of central Libya (Zallah Oasis, Sahara Desert): systematic, phylogenetic, and biochronological implications. Annals of Carnegie Museum 80(3):239-259

Parent taxon: Hystricognathi according to P. Coster et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Bathyergomorpha, Bugtimys, Caviomorpha, Diatomyidae, Gaudeamuridae, Hodsahibia, Hystricidae, Phiomorpha, Tufamyidae

Subtaxa: Protophiomys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection), Egypt (1), Libya (2), Namibia (3), Tunisia (1)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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