Tachyoryctes Rüppell 1835 (mouse)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Spalacidae
Parent taxon: Tachyoryctini according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
See also Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Tachyoryctes splendens
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Kenya (8 collections)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (6)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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