Mammalia - Rodentia - Chapattimyidae
Alternative combination: Saykanomys lavocati
Full reference: S.T. Hussain, H. de Bruijn, and J.J.M. Leinders. 1978. Middle Eocene rodents from the Kala Chitta Range (Punjab, Pakistan). Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlands Akademie van Wetenschappen 81:74-112
Belongs to Basalomys according to K. Kumar et al. 1997
See also Hussain et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Basalomys ijlsti, Basalomys vandermeuleni
Type specimen: Its type locality is H-GSP 9210, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial claystone in the Kuldana Formation of Pakistan
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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