Peridyromys turbatus Alvarez Sierra et al. 1991 (dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Full reference: M. A. Alvarez Sierra, R. Daams, J. I. Lacomba, N. Lopez Martinez, A. J. Van Der Meulen, C. Sese, and J. De Visser. 1991. Palaeontology and biostratigraphy (micromammals) of the continental Oligocene-Miocene deposits of the North-Central Ebro Basin (Huesca, Spain). Scripta Geologica 94:1-77

Belongs to Peridyromys according to M. A. Alvarez Sierra et al. 1991

Sister taxa: Peridyromys columbarii, Peridyromys hamadryas, Peridyromys lavocati, Peridyromys murinus, Peridyromys obtusangulus, Peridyromys ordinasi

Type specimen: UCM SJ 113 m2 inf. dext., a tooth. Its type locality is San Juan, which is in a MN 2 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at San Juan

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