†Phiomys bowni Sallam et al. 2012 (rodent)
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Alternative combination: Acritophiomys bowni
Full reference: H. M. Sallam, E. R. Seiffert, and E. L. Simons. 2012. A basal phiomorph (Rodentia, Hystricognathi) from the late Eocene of the Fayum Depression, Egypt. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 131(2):283-301
Belongs to Phiomys according to L. Marivaux et al. 2017
See also Sallam et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Phiomys andrewsi, Phiomys hammudai
Type specimen: CGM 83705, a partial skull. Its type locality is Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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