†Paraphiomys Andrews 1914 (cane rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Parent taxon: Thryonomyidae according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019
See also Coster et al. 2012, López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005 and McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Epiphiomys, Kochalia, Neophiomys, Neosciuromys, Paraulacodus, Protohummus, Sacaresia, Thryonomys
Subtaxa: Paraphiomys knolli Paraphiomys orangeus Paraphiomys pigotti
Type: Paraphiomys pigotti
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Ethiopia (1 collection), Kenya (8), Namibia (1), Saudi Arabia (2), Uganda (2)
• Oligocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 15 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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