†Boromys Miller 1916 (spiny rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Heteropsomyinae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Brotomys, Cercomys, Heteropsomys, Puertoricomys
Subtaxa: Boromys brachyblastus Boromys marydawsonae Boromys obtusus
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cuba (2 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1)
• Eocene of Mongolia (1)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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