†Protozetamys Ferrusquia-Villafranca et al. 2018 (caviomorph)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Zetamyidae
Full reference: I. Ferrusquia-Villafranca, L. J. Flynn, J. E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, J. R. Torres-Hernandez, and E. Martinez-Hernandez. 2018. New Eocene rodents from Northwestern Oaxaca, Southeastern Mexico, and their paleobiological significance. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1514615
Parent taxon: Zetamyidae according to I. Ferrusquia-Villafranca et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Zetamys
Subtaxa: Protozetamys mixtecus
Type: Protozetamys mixtecus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at 1.94km ENE of Santiago Yolomécatl (Eocene of Mexico)
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