Synonym: Karnimata darwini Jacobs 1978
Full reference: F. Bachmayer and R. W. Wilson. 1970. Die Fauna der altpliozänen Höhlen- und Spaltenfüllungen bei Kohfidisch, Burgenland (Österreich)- Small Mammals (Insectivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia) from the Kohfidisch Fissures of Burgenland, Austria. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 74:533-587
Belongs to Progonomys according to A. Guerra-Merchán et al. 2001
See also Bachmayer and Wilson 1970 and Mein et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Progonomys cathalai, Progonomys hispanicus, Progonomys orientalis
Type specimens:
- Progonomys woelferi: NHMW 1970/1395, maxillary fragment with M1, M2, a maxilla. Its type locality is Kohfidisch, which is in a MN 11 terrestrial horizon in Austria.
- Karnimata darwini:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (2 collections), France (1), Greece (2), Spain (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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