Glibemys algeriensis Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 (rodent)

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 Glibemys according to M. Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GZC 32, a tooth. Its type locality is Gour Lazib HGL52, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian terrestrial sandstone in the Glib Zegdou Formation of Algeria.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Gour Lazib HGL52

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