Georychus Illiger 1811 (mole rat)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Bathyergidae
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Bathyergidae according to R. L. Honeycutt et al. 1987
See also Illiger 1811
Sister taxa: Bathyergoides, Bathyergus, Cryptomys, Cyclomylus, Geofossor, Gypsorhynchus, Heliophobius, Heterocephalus, Paracryptomys, Proheliophobius, Tsaganomyinae
Subtaxa: Georychus capensis
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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