Lazibemys Marivaux et al. 2011 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zegdoumyidae

Full reference: L. Marivaux, M. Adaci, M. Bensalah, H. G. Rodrigues, L. Hautier, M. Mahboubi, F. Mebrouk, R. Tabuce, and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2011. Zegdoumyidae (Rodentia, Mammalia), stem anomaluroid rodents from the Early to Middle Eocene of Algeria (Gour Lazib, Western Sahara): new dental evidence. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 9(4):563-588

Parent taxon: Zegdoumyidae according to L. Marivaux et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Dakhlamys, Glibemys, Glibia, Zegdoumys

Subtaxa: Lazibemys zegdouensis

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Type: Lazibemys zegdouensis

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Gour Lazib HGL50 (Eocene to Eocene of Algeria)

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