Glamys priscus Stehlin and Schaub 1951 (dormouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Alternative combination: Gliravus priscus

Belongs to Glamys according to M. Freudenthal 2004

See also Astibia et al. 2000, Bosma and de Bruijn 1979 and Ziegler 2003

Sister taxa: Glamys devoogdi, Glamys fordi, Glamys meridionalis, Glamys minor, Glamys olallensis, Glamys robiacensis, Glamys umbriae

Type specimen: DB 486C, a tooth (m2 inf.)

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (7), Germany (1), Spain (3)

• Eocene of France (6), Spain (17), the United Kingdom (10)

Total: 45 collections each including a single occurrence

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