Mammalia - Rodentia - Aplodontidae
Full reference: M. Vianey-Liaud and B. Schmid. 2009. Diversité, datation et paléoenvironnement de la faune de mammifères oligocène de Cavalé (Quercy, SO France) : contribution de l’analyse morphométrique des Theridomyinae (Mammalia, Rodentia). Geodiversitas 31(4):909-941
Parent taxon: Aplodontidae according to M. Vianey-Liaud and B. Schmid 2009
Sister taxa: Altasciurus, Ameniscomys, Ansomyinae, Aplodontia, Brachygaulus, Dakotallomys, Leptoromys, Liodontia, Meniscomyinae, Niglarodon, Ninamys, Oligopetes, Paracitellus, Plesispermophilus, Prosciurinae, Prosciurus, Pseudaplodon, Sciurodon, Sewelleladon, Tardontia, Trigonomys
Subtaxa: Lophallomys atavus
Type: Plesispermophilus atavus
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (3), Germany (6)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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