†Phiocricetomys Wood 1968 (rodent)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Myophiomyidae
Parent taxon: Phiocricetomyinae according to P. Coster et al. 2012
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Silicamys, Talahphiomys
Subtaxa: Phiocricetomys atavus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection), Libya (1), Morocco (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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