Pseudoltinomys nanus Thaler 1969 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Theridomyidae

Alternative combination: Elfomys nanus

Full reference: L. Thaler. 1969. Rongeurs nouveaux de l'Oligocène Moyen d'Espagne. Palaeovertebrata 2:191-207

Belongs to Pseudoltinomys according to L. Thaler 1966

Sister taxa: Pseudoltinomys cosetanus, Pseudoltinomys crebrum, Pseudoltinomys gaillardi, Pseudoltinomys gliriformis, Pseudoltinomys major, Pseudoltinomys mamertensis, Pseudoltinomys phosphoricus

Type specimen: MLBS 741, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Montalbán 1D, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Spain (1)

• Eocene of Spain (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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